Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification, Second Edition - Softcover

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Professor Doru Michael Stefanescu graduated with a Dipl. Eng. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania in 1965 and obtained a Ph.D. in Physical Metallurgy from the same institution in 1973.  In 1980 he served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and then joined the University of Alabama where he taught and did research until 2005 when he retired. He continued his scholarly activity as Ashland Designated Research Professor at the Ohio State University till 2010. Professor Stefanescu has conducted 39 Master of Science theses and 17 Philosophy Doctor dissertations. He has authored and co-authored 397 publications. He is a Doctor Honoris Causa of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (1998), the University Transilvania, Brasov, Romania (2001) and Jonkoping University, Sweden (2012). He is a Honorary Professor, University Politehnica, Bucharest, Romania (2006) Prof. Stefanescu's research interests include experimental and numerical aspects of solidification processing, influence of low-gravity on solidification, processing of metal-matrix composites, processing of ceramic superconductors, manufacturing technologies and physical metallurgy of cast iron, steel and nonferrous alloys, and cast metals technology. He is recognized as a world expert in cast iron. Dr. Stefanescu honors and awards include Fellow of the ASM International (1997), the Award for Scientific Merit of the American Foundry Society (2000), the Joseph Seaman Gold Medal of the American Foundry Society (2011), Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (2012), the John Campbell Medal from the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers, United Kingdom (2012). Dr. Stefanescu is currently Cudworth Professor of Engineering Emeritus, The University of Alabama, and Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University.

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Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification, Second Edition covers the essentials of solidification science of metals and alloys at macro- and micro-length scales at cooling rates specific to commercial castings and rapid solidification processing. The mathematical fundamentals necessary to build a working knowledge in the field, specifically partial differential equations and numerical analysis, are introduced. Each topic begins with the description of the underlying physics, followed by the mathematics required to build analytical and numerical models. Wherever possible, a detailed description of the architecture of the numerical model is provided, followed by examples of models built on the Excel spreadsheet.

Features of this new edition include:

• Expanded sections on peritectic solidification and shrinkage porosity mechanisms and modeling,
• A new chapter addressing rapid solidification and bulk metallic glasses,
• Additional solved problems,
• Revised and simplified derivations of several models.

Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification, Second Edition will prove useful to senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to industrial researchers that work in the field of solidification in general and casting modeling in particular. The detailed coverage of casting defects will also make it useful to industrial practitioners of metal casting. Additional course materials are available upon faculty request.