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Semisolid Processing and Its Application to Magnesium Alloys

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Since its discovery over thirty years ago, semisolid processing is mainly applied to alloys with relatively low melting temperatures, particularly aluminum. Although historically an interest in magnesium reaches back to the early 1970’s, compared with aluminum, investigations of semisolid magnesium alloys are still scarce. This report presents the origin of semisolid processing, rheological behaviour of semisolid slurries and the key technologies, available in today’s industry, based on thixo- and rheo-routes. Particular attention is being paid to emerging techniques of injection molding. The major requirements imposed on potential alloys and typical components, manufactured commercially, are characterized.

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  1. Development Engineering, Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, L7E 5S5, Canada

    Frank Czerwinski

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  1. Materials Science Division, U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), USA

    Suveen N. Mathaudhu B.S.E., Ph.D. (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor) (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA

    Suveen N. Mathaudhu B.S.E., Ph.D. (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor) (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor)

  3. The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Alan A. Luo (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Integrated Systems Engineering, Vice Chair of TMS Light Metals Division and SAE Materials Division and the Chair of SAE Non-Ferrous Metals Committee) (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Integrated Systems Engineering, Vice Chair of TMS Light Metals Division and SAE Materials Division and the Chair of SAE Non-Ferrous Metals Committee)

  4. IND LLC, Canada

    Neale R. Neelameggham (Guru) (Guru)

  5. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Washington, USA

    Eric A. Nyberg B.S., M.S. (Chief Engineer) (Chief Engineer)

  6. New Materials & Energy Unit at the research and technology center, European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Netherlands

    Wim H. Sillekens Ph.D. (project manager) (project manager)

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Czerwinski, F. (2016). Semisolid Processing and Its Application to Magnesium Alloys. In: Mathaudhu, S.N., Luo, A.A., Neelameggham, N.R., Nyberg, E.A., Sillekens, W.H. (eds) Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48099-2_37

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