Solidification of Eutectics • Coupled eutectic growth morphology • Other eutectic morphologies

Solidification of Peritectics • General considerations of pertitectics • Nucleation of peritectics • Solidification of peritectics Microstructure control through solidification method Solidification Defects The other defects

Major casting processes Sand casting Investment casting Lost-foam casting Gravity die casting (permanent mould casting) Low pressure die casting High pressure die casting Centrifugal casting

Major casting processes SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION RAPID SOLIDIFICATION ATOMIZATION OF LIQUID METALS AND ALLOYS

Introduction Casting practice Design considering in casting Design for expendable-mold casting

• Dendrite arm spacing • Formation of equiaxed grains • Cast microstructure

• Application: Zone melting Morphology Instability of a S/L interface • Constitutional undercooling • Morphological instability of a S/L interface

Solute Redistribution • Solute distribution coefficient • Solute redistribution in equilibrium state • Solute redistribution in non-equilibrium state

• Types of crystal growth • Kinetics of growth (growth speed) • Morphology control of crystal

General Review Tensile Response of Materials Effect of temperature & strain rate