-Publications-
All
contributors (oral and poster) were invited to submit their results in form of
a regular paper. The collected papers related to the symposium with a foreword
of the organizers have been published in the IOP Conference Series:
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE).
The proceedings of
this conference can be viewed and downloaded for free here
Submitted
manuscripts were subject to a regular peer review process according to the IOP
guidelines. Contributions were made to the following topics:
Fundamental and applied solidification
o Micro-,
macrosegregation; thermosolutal convection
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Microstructure evolution and phase formation
o Defects
in casting
o Foams and
composites
o Single
crystal growth
o Grain
growth
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Nucleation and grain refinement
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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
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Thermophysical properties of alloys
Advanced processing techniques
o Rapid
solidification
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Semi-solid processing
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Microgravity and centrifugal casting
o Near
net-shape casting
o Rheocasting
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Continuous casting
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Solidification with electromagnetic forces
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Solidification with melt flow
Innovative diagnostic tools
o Light
microscopy, scanning electron microscopy
o X-ray
computer tomography
o In-situ
diagnostics