Assessment of Liquid Metal Damage and Its Effects on Properties and Performance in Cast Metals
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 1034
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Interests: aluminum alloys; metal casting; liquid metal processing; metallurgy; solidification; light alloys; recycling
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Dear Colleagues,
Metal castings serve as essential components, providing complex three-dimensional geometries essential across virtually all manufacturing sectors. Although producing near-net-shape products from liquid metals is the most direct production route, this process entails substantial challenges. One of the fundamental aspects that defines the performance of metal castings is achieving the proper liquid metal quality and preventing its degradation until complete mold filling. Despite the improvement of the melt quality being a central focus of metallurgical research for several decades, the damage caused to the liquid metal in the form of entrainment defects (oxide bifilms and bubbles) appears to be the limiting factor in achieving the potential performance and properties of cast metals.
This Special Issue of Metals focuses on research dedicated to the following topics related to liquid metal damage:
-Advancements in the field of melting and liquid metal processing of casting alloys;
-Technological developments that aim to prevent or minimize entrainment defect formation during liquid metal handling;
-Developments in the assessment methods of liquid metal quality;
-Casting process design for high-integrity castings;
-Modeling and simulation of entrainment defect formation;
-The effects of liquid metal damage on the structure, properties, and performance of castings.
Dr. Gábor Gyarmati
Prof. Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal casting
- bifilms
- entrainment defects
- casting defects
- melt treatment
- high-integrity castings
- premature failure
- performance potential
- mechanical properties
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