Structural Quality and Its Effects on the Performance of Light Alloy Castings

Dear Colleagues,

Cast materials are used in most of our products, ranging from simple household appliances to advanced products such as cars, lorries and aircraft. In all these applications, cast materials offer a unique combination of function and performance.

Increasing requirements for lighter, stiffer and stronger materials with increasing requirements for thermal transport properties and corrosion resistance are moving boundaries for material performance further. Aspects critical to delivering improved performance are the alloy content and the microstructure, especially in light weight alloys.

Accordingly, this Special Issue of “Structural Quality and Its Effects on the Performance of Light Alloy Castings” is intended to review and to present the cutting edge state-of-the-art developments in the production of high quality light alloy castings that can meet the ever-increasing performance requirements in today’s applications. The latest developments in the assessment of structural quality will be highlighted. Finally, the effect of processing and structure on the performance of light alloy castings as well as the applicability of traditional and modern approaches for fatigue design will be addressed.

Prof. Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu
Prof. Dr. Anders E. W. Jarfors
Prof. Dr. Martin Leitner
Guest Editors

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