Modeling for casting and solidification processing Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction 1 Kuang O (Oscar) Yu PART I Theoretical Background 2 Fundamentals of Casting Process Modeling 17 Daniel L. Winterscheidt and Gene X. Huang 3 Stress Analysis 55 Umesh Chandra and Alauddin Ahmed 4 Defects Formation 95 Vijay Suri and Kuang O (Oscar) Yu 5 Microstructure Evolution 123 Doru M. Stefanescu 6 Thermophysical Properties 189 Juan J. Valencia and Kuang O (Oscar) Yu 7 Quick Analysis 239 Chungqing Cheng 8 Electronic Data Interchange 263 Gerald M. Radack PART II Application to Shape Castings 9 Sand Casting 291 Michael L. Tims and Qizhong Diao 10 Lost Foam Casting 317 Chengming Wang 11 Investment Casting 333 Dilip K. Banerjee and Kuang O (Oscar) Yu 12 Permanent Mold Casting 373 Chung Whee Kim 13 Die Casting 391 Horacio Ahuett Garza R. Allen Miller and Carroll E. Mobley 14 Semi Solid Metalworking 417 Michael L. Tims PART III Application to Ingot Castings and Spray Forming 15 Continuous Casting 499 Brian G. Thomas 16 Direct Chill Casting 541 Hallvard G. Fjcer and Dag Mortensen 17 Vacuum Arc Remelting and Electroslag Remelting 565 Lee A. Bertram Ramesh S. Minisandram and Kuang O (Oscar) Yu 18 Electron Beam Melting and Plasma Arc Melting 613 Yuan Pang Shesh Srivatsa and Kuang O (Oscar) Yu 19 Spray Forming 655 Huimin Liu