Preface.
Alloy Design and Treatment.
Session Chair: Y. Austin Chang.
Atomistic and Microstructural Modeling in Aluminum Cast Alloy
Applications (Abstract Only ? Invited) (C.M.
Wolverton).
Multi-Scale Structural Design and Processing for Increased
Strength in Aluminium Alloys (Invited) (B.C. Muddle, J.F. Nie,
and C.R. Hutchinson).
Advances in Computational Modeling of Microstructure Evolution
in Solidification of Aluminum Alloys (Invited) (M.F. Zhu, C.P.
Hong, D.M. Stefanescu, and Y.A. Chang).
CALPHAD/First-Principles Hybrid Approach: The Study of Phase
Equilibria and Solidification Behavior of the Al-Ni-Y System
(Abstract Only ? Invited) (D. Shin, W. Golumbfskie, R.
Arroyave, and Z.-K. Liu).
Measurement of Thermo-Physical Properties for Solidification of
Aluminium Alloys (H. Dong, and H. Atkinson).
Modeling of Hydrogen in Aluminum Foundry Melt Treatment
Operations (C.J. Simensen, O. Nielsen, J.O. Loland, K.
Pettersen, and S. Saelid).
Microsegregation Quantification for Model Validation (M.
Ganesan, L. Thuinet, D. Dye, and P.D. Lee).
Pressure Losses During Pressure Filtration Tests of Liquid
Aluminum Alloys (X. Cao).
Through Process Modeling.
Session Chair: John T. Berry.
Virtual Aluminum Castings: The Ford Experiment in Integrated
Computational Materials Engineering (Abstract Only ? Invited)
(J.E. Allison).
Study on Macro and Micro-Modeling of Solidification Process of
Aluminum Shape Casting (Invited) (B. Liu, S. Xiong, and Q.
Xu).
A Validated Model of the Cyclic Stress State of an A356
Automotive Wheel and Its Impact on Fatigue Life (Invited) (P.
Li, D.M. Maijer, T.C. Lindley, and P.D. Lee).
Modeling and Simulation of Semisolid Casting (Invited) (G.R.
Burgos).
Development and Applications of OptCast ? A Thermal
Boundary Condition and Casting Process Optimization Tool (Invited)
(M. Li, R. Vijayaraghavan, and J.E. Allison).
Novel Solver Strategies for the Computational Modelling of Mould
Filling in Very Complex Geometries (M. Cross, T.N. Croft, and D.
McBride).
A Thermal Model of the Low-Pressure Die-Casting (LPDC) Process
and Its Application to Predict Porosity Formation in Aluminum Alloy
Wheels (B. Zhang, S.L. Cockcroft, D.M. Maijer, and J.D.
Zhu).
Quality Control of Squeeze Castings Through Process Simulation
(Y. Xia, and J. Bigelow).
Casting Defect Simulation and Validation.
Session Chairs: Mei Li and David Robert Poirier.
The Modeling of Entrainment Defects During Casting (Invited)
(J. Campbell).
Simulation of Porosity Formation in Aluminum Casting (Invited)
(K.D. Carlson, Z. Lin, C. Beckermann, G. Mazurkevich, and M.C.
Schneider).
Modeling of Porosity Formation in Multicomponent Alloys in the
Presence of Several Dissolved Gases and Volatile Solute Elements
(Invited) (G. Couturier, and M. Rappaz).
A Porosity Simulation for High Pressure Die Casting (Invited)
(C.-W. Kim, K. Siersma, and K. Kubo).
Computational Analysis of Oxide Inclusions in Aluminum Castings
(G. Backer, C.W. Kim, K. Siersma, Q. Wang, and M.
Walker).
Numerical Understanding of Campbell's Casting Design Rules
(J. Kor, Z. Li, H. Hu, X. Chen, Q. Wang, and W. Yang).
Microporosity Modeling in Aluminum Castings (G. Backer, and
Q. Wang).
Study of Micro-Defects in Aluminum Casting Using X-Ray Computed
Tomography (K. Sasaki, H. Badarinarayan, T. Hori, and S.
Oho).
Heat Treatment Modeling.
Session Chair: Murat Tiryakioglu.
Modeling of Precipitate Free Zone in Multicomponent Aluminum
Alloys (Invited) (Ch.-A. Gandin, and A. Jacot).
Modeling the Heat Treatment of Age-Hardenable Cast Aluminum
Alloys (Invited) (R.D. Sisson, Jr., S. Ma, and Md.
Maniruzzaman).
Optimization of Load Arrangement and Thermal Cycle Design for
Time and Energy Efficient Heat Treatment Process of Aluminum
Castings (Y. Zhou, J. Kang, and Y. Rong).
Effect of Various Casting Parameters on Air Gap Formation and
Heat Transfer Coefficient at the Metal-Mold Interface (S.A.
Argyropoulos, and H.G. Carletti).
Numerical Modeling of the Heat Treatment with Residual Heat of
Aluminum Castings (H. Liang, J. Kang, and T. Huang).
Temperature Measurements for Thermal Contact Calculations in
Permanent Molding of Aluminum Alloys (J. Berry, R. Luck, R.
Pehlke, A. Johnson, and J. Weathers).
Quench Sensitivity of an Al-7wt.%Si-0.6wt.%Mg Alloy:
Characterization and Modeling (M. Tiryakio?lu, and R.T.
Shuey).
Prediction of Mechanical Properties.
Session Chair: Paul N. Crepeau.
Multistage Fatigue Modeling of Cast A356-T6 and A380-F Aluminum
Alloys (Invited) (Y. Xue, C.L. Burton, M.F. Horstemeyer, and
D.L. McDowell).
Prediction of Fatigue Performance in Cast Aluminum Alloy
Components (Invited) (T.C. Lindley, P. Li, D.M. Maijer, and P.D.
Lee).
Simulation of Tensile Test Bars: Does the Filling Method Matter?
(Invited) (J-C. Gebelin, M. Lovis, and M.R. Jolly).
Fatigue Life Prediction in Aluminum Shape Castings (Q.G.
Wang, and P.E. Jones).
Fatigue Mechanism and Life Prediction in Cast Aluminum Alloys
? A Review (J. Zhou, G. Ran, Y. Wang, and Q.
Wang).
Modeling of Creep and Bolt-Load Retention Behavior of a Die
Casting A380 Aluminum Alloy (C.-C. Chang, and Q. Wang).
Mechanical Property Prediction in Magmasoft for 319 Alloy with
Copper Content Variations (L. Hinojosa, A. Escudero, C. Esparza,
and S. Valtierra).
A Brief Review of Multiaxial High Cycle Fatigue (X. Ding, G.
He, C. Chen, Z. Zhu, X. Liu, and P. Crepeau).
Author Index.
Subject Index.
