Shape Casting: 2nd International Symposium

by John Campbell (Editor), Paul N. Crepeau (Editor), Murat Tiryakioglu (Editor)

This book provides an international update on the research anddevelopment that has taken place in the design and production ofhigh quality castings. It includes comprehensive coverage of highquality castings, gating system design, process modeling, mechanical behavior and structure-process-property relationships.In addition, it explores in-depth the latest casting innovations inquality, reliability and process design. Topics covered include:
Design of Filling and Feeding Systems
Modeling of Casting Processes
Liquid Metal Processing
New and Innovative Casting Processes
Structure-Process-Property Relationships
Residual Stresses in Castings (both experiment andmodeling)
Solidification and Microstructure of Cast Alloys
Case Studies (illustrating process design and/or qualityimprovement for high quality castings)
A collection of papers from the 2007 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition heldin Orlando, Florida, February 25 - March 1, 2007.

324 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

John Campbell (1938-) is a British engineer and a leading expert in the casting industry. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and was Chair of Casting Technology at the University of Birmingham.