Vehicle giga-casting Al alloys technologies, applications, and beyond

J Yang, B Liu, D Shu, Q Yang, T Hu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025 - Elsevier
The Giga-casting process, proposed by Tesla, has become a transformative technology with
great potential for improving the lightweighting of super-sized complex thin-walled vehicle …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic Melt Processing: Progress, Applications, and Future Directions

S Yang, Y Weng, Q Zhao, G Wu, Z Deng, L Qin - Materials, 2025 - mdpi.com
Ultrasonic melt processing (UMP) has garnered significant attention from both academic and
industrial communities as a promising solution to critical challenges in the metal casting …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional characteristics of shrinkage porosities in Mg-xAl-1Zn-0.2 Mn alloys and their relationship with microstructures

C Li, A Zhang, Y Li, Y Cui, Z Tan, Z Dong… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shrinkage porosities are microscopic casting defects that significantly deteriorate material
properties. This study examines the three-dimensional characteristics of shrinkage …

Microstructural, mechanical, and corrosion behavior of ZrO2, HA, and Y2O3 hybrid reinforced AZ91D alloy surface composites fabricated through FSP route

SK Patel, G Dai, L Shi, C Wu, S Mironov… - Archives of Civil and …, 2024 - Springer
In the present work, ZrO2, HA, and Y2O3 hybrid reinforced AZ91D alloy surface composites
were fabricated using multi-passes friction stir processing (FSP) route. Consequently …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Pressure Die-Casting Mg–Al–RE Alloys with Minor Ca Addition

S Guan, P Wang, T Wang, C Wang, G Liu, Y Zhu - Materials, 2025 - mdpi.com
With the increasing demand for magnesium (Mg) alloys with high strength and good ductility,
this study explores high-pressure die-cast (HPDC) Mg-6Al-2RE (AE62), Mg-8Al-2RE (AE82) …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Adding Y Elements on Microstructure Refinement and Mechanical Properties of Mg-9Al-1Zn Alloy

J Cao, S Wei, X Wang, X Li, M Li, H Shi, X Hu, X Wang - Materials, 2025 - mdpi.com
Grain refinement is of very important significance for improving the microstructure and
mechanical properties of Mg alloys. This work investigated how the addition of various …

[HTML][HTML] Study of Corrosion Behavior of Mg–Gd-Based Soluble Magnesium Alloys

Q Wang, Z Huang, Y Zhu, L Qin, J Zou, L Ma - Metals, 2025 - mdpi.com
The corrosion behavior of soluble Mg–Gd-based alloys was systematically investigated by
analyzing two key aspects: environmental factors and microstructural characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Phase-Field Modelling of Bimodal Dendritic Solidification During Al Alloy Die Casting

M Torfeh, Z Niu, H Assadi - Metals, 2025 - mdpi.com
Tracking the microstructural evolution during high-pressure die casting of Al-Si alloys is
challenging due to the rapid solidification, varying thermal conditions, and severe …

[PDF][PDF] Intrinsic Equations and High-Temperature Heat Distortion Behavior of TA4 Alloy

L Ma, W Liu, Y Zhu, L Qin, J Zhou - 2025 - preprints.org
In this study, the high-temperature thermal deformation behavior of TA4 alloy was
investigated through thermal compression experiments. The effects of deformation …

Research on Numerical Simulation and Integrated Die Casting Process of Large Complex Thin-Walled Aluminum Alloy Automobile Rear Floor

J Dong, J Jiang, Y Wang, T Qin, M Huang, J Cui… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
The integrated die-casting rear floor (IDCRF) has the advantages of one-time forming, good
weight reduction effect, greatly improving production efficiency and vehicle performance. It is …