Viscosity of liquid metal Surface and interface of liquid metal Fluidity of liquid metal Other properties of liquid metal

State of matter Brief introduction to liquid metal The structure of liquid metal

Macro & Micro thermodynamics Basic concept of statistical thermodynamics Entropy S Enthalpy H

Materials & Processing Human civilization and materials processing Modern materials processing Why solidification is important? What is solidification & casting? Course structure

Outline and terminology Recovery Recrystallization DRV & DRX

Introduction of dislocation Elastic properties of dislocation Dislocation and plastic deformation Plastic deformation by slip Initial plastic deformation Flow stress and work hardening Deformation by twinning Deformation for polycrystals Deformation texture

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

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

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

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