Shape Casting

This book provides an international update on the research anddevelopment that has taken place in the design and production ofhigh quality castings. It includes comprehensive coverage of highquality castings, gating system design, process modeling, mechanical behavior and structure-process-property relationships.In addition, it explores in-depth the latest casting innovations inquality, reliability and process design. Topics covered include:

• Design of Filling and Feeding Systems
• Modeling of Casting Processes
• Liquid Metal Processing
• New and Innovative Casting Processes
• Structure-Process-Property Relationships
• Residual Stresses in Castings (both experiment andmodeling)
• Solidification and Microstructure of Cast Alloys
• Case Studies (illustrating process design and/or qualityimprovement for high quality castings)

A collection of papers from the TMS 2009 Annual Meeting & Exhibition held inSan Francisco, California, February 15-19, 2009.