ICASP - 3
..the
3rd International Conference
on
ADVANCES IN
SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSES
Scope of the Conference
The conference is a forum to discuss
recent progress in the area of solidification science and engineering spanning fundamental
research as well as practical aspects of casting and advanced foundry research.
The aim of the conference is to bring together physical metallurgists,
physicists, mathematicians, foundry and mechanical engineers to discuss all
aspects of the multi-disciplinary field of solidification processes.
The conference shall be a forum of
presentation and discussion of a wide range of topics including, but not
limited to,
Fundamental and applied solidification
o Micro-, macrosegregation; thermosolutal convection
o Microstructure evolution and phase formation
o Defects in casting
o Foams and composites
o Single crystal growth
o Grain growth
o Nucleation and grain refinement
o Solidification kinetics
Numerical simulation and modeling of
solidification processes on all scales (nano to
macro) using known techniques, combinations of them or new ones
Thermophysical properties and phase diagrams
o Thermodynamic data measurement
o Thermophysical properties of alloys
Advanced processing techniques
o Rapid solidification
o Semi-solid processing
o Microgravity and centrifugal casting
o Near net-shape casting
o Rheocasting
o Continuous casting
o Solidification with electromagnetic forces
o Solidification with melt flow
Innovative diagnostic tools
o Light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy
o X-ray computer tomography
o In-situ diagnostics
Papers presented at the conference will
be peer reviewed and published in the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and
Engineering.