Structure of AlSi Skeleton Castings

The structure of the macrophage actin skeleton.

The actin skeleton of the macrophage consists of a three-dimensional network of actin filaments and associated proteins. The organization of this multiprotein structure is regulated at several levels in cells. Receptor stimulation induces a massive actin polymerization at the cell cortex, changes in cell shape and active cellular movements. Gelsolin may have a pivotal role in restructuring the ...

Accuracy of Investment Castings

In the paper the analysis of wax pattern and casting dimensions changes during each stages of investment casting technology process has been presented. Results of wax patterns and castings of test plate free and restrained contractions dimensions changes research carried out in Department of Foundry Engineering at Brno University of Technology have been presented as well. Moreover obtained resu...

Progress in Investment Castings

Near-congruent solidification of castings

Chaput Kevin J. Ph.D., Purdue University, May 2015. Near-Congruent Solidification of Castings. Major Professor: Kevin Trumble. A study on the microstructure development of as-cast Cu-Mn alloys based around the congruent minimum at 34.6 wt % Mn and 873 oC was performed. Initially, this was to evaluate the alloy as an alternative to wide freezing range Pb and Sn bronzes that are plagued with poro...

Performance improvement of vertical ultraviolet-LEDs with AlSi alloy substrates.

A composite AlSi alloy substrate was fabricated to eliminate thermal expansion coefficient mismatch in high-power vertical light-emitting diodes (VLEDs). At 2000-mA injection current, the light output power performance of LED/sapphire, VLED/Si, and VLED/AlSi are 1458, 2465, and 2499 mW and the wall-plug efficiencies are 13.66%, 26.39%, and 28.02%, respectively. The enhanced performance is attri...