Commercially pure titanium (CP Ti) has been widely applied to fabricate cast devices because of its favorable properties. However, the mold temperature recommended for the manufacture of casts has been considered relatively low, causing inadequate castability and poor marginal fit of cast crowns. This study evaluated and compared the influence of mold temperature (430 degrees C--as control, 550...

Optical microscopy, total oxygen measurements and slime tests have been conducted to quantify the size distribution and amount of inclusions at various processing steps during basic oxygen furnace (BOF) based steel production at Baosteel. The effects on steel cleanliness of specific operational improvements during steel refining and continuous casting have been investigated. Such improvements t...

Recent developments from the cast 718Plus® Metals Affordability Initiative (MAI) program will be presented and discussed. The objective of the program is to investigate and enable the use of 718Plus® (hereinafter referred to as 718Plus) in the form of investment castings by (1) increasing the allowable operating temperature by about 75°F as compared with conventional cast Alloy 718 and (2) achi...

Cast nickel-based superalloys INC713 LC, B1914 and MAR-M247 are widely used for high temperature components in the aerospace, automotive power industries due to their good castability, level of strength properties at hot corrosion resistance. The present study is focused on mutual comparison creep above-mentioned superalloys, fracture behaviour identification deformation mechanism(s). Standard ...

While research on lightweight materials has been carried out for decades, it become intensified with recent climate action initiatives leading pathways to net zero. Aluminum alloys are at the pinnacle of light metal world, especially in automotive and aerospace industries. This review intends highlight developments processing, structure, mechanical properties structural Al-Si solve various pres...