Solidification and gravity V : selected peer-reviewed papers from the fifth International Conference on Solidification and Gravity, University of Miskolc, Miskolc-Lillafüred, Hungary, September 6-9 2008 / edited by A. Roósz [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Solidification and Gravity V; Organizers; Committees; Preface; Table of Contents; I. Microgravity Effect; Beginning of the Hungarian Space Metallurgy Activity: The BEALUCA Project; The ""EÖTVÖS" Program in Space Research -- 1979-1986; The Development of a Microgravity Experiment Involving Columnar to Equiaxed Transition for Solidification of a Ti-Al Based Alloy; Detailed Numerical Simulation of Short-Term Microgravity Experiments to Determine Heat Conductivity of Melts; Melt Structural Self-Organization and Viscosity within the Transient Layer during a Single Crystal Growth in Microgravity.

II. Rapid Solidifications, GlassesMartensite and Nanocrystalline Phase Formation in Rapidly Solidified Ni2MnGa Alloy by Melt-Spinning; The Solidification in the Presence of a Metastable Miscibility Gap: The Case of Co-Cu and Co-Cu-X Alloys; Phase Selection in Undercooled Melts of Peritectic Cu-Ge Alloys; Benefits of Modeling of Melting for the Understanding of Solidification Processes; In Situ Produced MMC Layer by Laser Melt Injection; Identification of Bulk Metallic Forming Compositions through Thermodynamic and Topological Models.

Analysis of Cu-Zr-Ag Amorphisable Alloys Produced by Centrifugal CastingInvestigation of the Solidified Structure of Cu-Hf-Ti Alloys; Investigation of Amorphous/Crystalline State in Cu-Hf-Al Alloys; Analysis of Cu-Zr-Al Amorphisable Alloys Produced by Centrifugal Casting; Ni Content Surface Layer Produced by Laser Surface Treatment on Amorphisable Cu Base Alloy; The Effect of the Laser Surface Treatments on the Wear Resistance; III. Single Crystal, Semi Solid; Oscillatory Structure of the Zn-Cu-Ti Single Crystals; Investigation on the Production of Thixotropic Semisolid Ti Alloys.

Control of the Single Crystal Reinforcement by the Intermetallic Compound LayersIV. Microstructure Evolution of Eutectic, Peritectic and Monotectic; Regular Structure Formation of Hypermonotectic Al-In Alloys; Monotectic Alloys and their Growth Morphologies; Influence of Undercooling on the Kinetics of the Peritectic Transition in an Fe-4.2wt%Ni Alloy; In Situ Investigation of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Hypermonotectic Alloys; In Situ Observation of Solidification in an Organic Peritectic Alloy System.

Alignment of Primary Al3Ni Phases in Hypereutectic Al-Ni Alloys with Various Compositions under High Magnetic Field GradientsEffect of Alloying Elements on Graphite Morphology in CGI; Characterization of the Morphology of Si in the Modified Al-Si Alloys; Effects of Composition on Solidification Microstructure of Cast Titanium Alloys; V. Modeling; Modeling of Heat and Solute Interactions upon Grain Structure Solidification; Phase-Field Simulations of Dendritic Orientation Selection in Mg-Alloys with Hexagonal Anisotropy; Meshless Approach to Solving Freezing with Natural Convection.

This collection of papers provides the most up-to-date information available for researchers and engineers who are interested in any aspect of the field of solidification processes. Herein, theoretical analyses are presented, as well as studies of the technological problems which are associated with solidification in various gravitational environments. The topics covered range from fundamental aspects and modelling, to practical engineering applications. The contents are presented under the headings of: I. Microgravity effect; II. Rapid solidification, Glasses; III. Single crystal, Semi solid.

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