This is the first account of the history of modelling dendritic and cellular solidification. While
Part I reviewed the progress up to the year 2000 [Kurz W, Fisher DJ, Trivedi R. Progress in …

Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) technology is now changing the pattern of the high-end
manufacturing industry, among which microstructure simulation gradually shows its …

We review how phase-field models contributed to the understanding of various aspects of
crystal nucleation, including homogeneous and heterogeneous processes, and their role in …

High speed synchrotron X-ray imaging and ultrafast tomography were used to study in situ
and in real time the fragmentation and growth dynamics of dendritic microstructures of an Al …

Owing to its low cost, short process and low energy consumption, semi-solid processing
(SSP) of aluminum (Al) and magnesium (Mg) alloys has been considered as a competitive …

Melt processing offers a cost effective method for producing metal matrix nanocomposite
(MMNC) components; however, the influence of nanoparticles on the evolving …

The primary spacing is intrinsically linked with the mechanical behavior of directionally
solidified materials. Because of this relationship, a significant amount of solidification work is …

Understanding the impact of thermo-solutal convection during alloy solidification is of central
importance in the casting industry. Convective flow generated from density variations in the …

This work explores the correlation between the characteristics of the cast structure (dendrite
growth pattern, dendrite morphology and macro-texture) and strain hardening capacity …

This review presents the development of quantitative phase-field models for simulating the
formation processes of solidification microstructures, with particular attention to the …