Abstract: In this second part, we examine the contact pressure ratio, Ptr, at the lowest points of the upper mold surface troughs in a directional solidification process using the theoretical methodology ...

Abstract: A theoretical model of the gap nucleation process during pure metal solidification on a deformable mold of finite thickness is presented. Both surfaces of the mold follow a sinusoidal lay for ...

Abstract: The thermal stress field in an elastic half-space due to a single pulse from a laser is derived for the general case of a mixed-mode structure beam. The mode structure models the output ...

Abstract: In order to test the validity of the theoretical model discussed in Part 1, an experimental technique, employing optical interferometry, has been developed to measure lubricant film thickness ...

Abstract: An improved theoretical model for the hydrodynamic lubrication of axisymmetric, sheet metal stretch forming is presented. The infinite initial film thickness problem, encountered in a previous ...

Abstract: During metal casting, nonuniform thermal strains due to small spatial perturbations in the cooling profile may lead to a condition of growth instability. This condition is one where the metal ...

Abstract: Pulsed lasers are used in a variety of materials processing applications that range from heating for metallurgical transformation to scribing vehicle identification numbers on anodized aluminum ...

Abstract: A theoretical model that predicts the time and position of gap nucleation along the metal-shell interface during solidification of a pure metal on a sinusoidal mold surface is presented. The ...