Author:Govender, G; Ivanchev, L; Hope, D; Burger, H; Kunene, GDate:Jul 2007Aluminium alloys are used extensively in the automotive and aerospace industries. The development semi-solid forming as manufacturing process has offered the opportunity to HPDC cast complex, near net shape, high volume, and high integrity ...Read more
Author:Kunene, G; Govender, G; Ivanchev, LH; Knutsen, R; Burger, HPDate:Sep 2008The CSIR rheo-process was used to prepare the aluminium A356 SSM slurries and thereafter plates (4x80x100 mm3) were cast using a 50 Ton Edgewick HPDC machine. Plates in the as cast, T4 and T6 heat treatment conditions which had passed radiography ...Read more
