Semisolid ingot and shape casting of Al, Mg, Zn, Cu and grey cast iron alloys by mechanical stirring, SSR processing, gas injection, cooling slope, rheo-centrifuged casting, thermo-mechanical and other novel techniques
Semisolid casting of Al and cast iron in expendable molds under gravitational and centrifugal forces
Corrosion behavior of semisolid A356 alloy produced by casting and thermo mechanical methods
In-situ study of evolution of primary solid particles in semisolid processing of a transparent model material (SCN)
Welding of 6061 Aluminum plates using a hybrid semisolid-FSW (friction stir welding) method
Metal matrix composites
Ex-situ fabrication of Al-SiC, Al-Cf, Al-CNT and Mg-CNT micro and nano-composites by vortex, compocasting, powder injection and gas pressure infiltration methods
In-situ fabrication of Al-Al2O3, Al-SiO2, Al-SiOC and Mg-Metal oxides micro and nano-composites
In-situ fabrication of cast Al matrix composites by in-situ pyrolysis of organic materials in the melt
Fabrication and characterization of Sn-Cu-SiO2(np) lead free solders
Macro-composite (compound) casting of Al-Al bimetals
Ingot and shape casting of cast Al-CNT and Mg-CNT nano-composites
Metal foams
Production of Al and Al matrix composite foams by melt squeezing, semisolid melt squeezing and gas pressure infiltration processes using NaCl and ceramic sphere space-holders
Fabrication of syntactic Al foams by gas pressure infiltration techniques using low cost minerals
Hydrophobicity of materials
Development of polymer and polymer matrix nano-composite hydrophobic coatings for ceramic substrates
Effects of solidification structure on water contact angle of Al and grey cast iron
Surface alloying and compositing
In-mould surface alloying of grey cast iron with Al and Cu
Friction Stir Processing (FSP) of Mg alloy with CNTs and other nano-particles
Laser surface alloying of steel plates
Squeeze casting
Squeeze ingot and shape casting of Al alloys, Mg alloys, grey and ductile cast irons
Squeeze casting of Al-Al2O3, Al-Cf and Al-Al bimetal composites
Hot tearing
Hot tearing susceptibility of A206 alloy and Al-SiC cast composite
Effects of running and gating system design on hot tearing susceptibility of A206 alloy
Designing an ICTC device and proposing a new criterion for evaluation of hot tearing susceptibility of cast alloys
Other research areas
Fabrication of lead free solders
Ultrasonic melt treatment of AZ91 magnesium alloy
In-situ study of the effects of electric filed on dendritic growth morphology using a transparent model material
In-mould eutectic modification of Al-Si alloys
Effects of nano-ceramic coatings on microstructure, mechanical properties and casting fluidity of thin walled aluminum castings
Casting optimization of HiSi cast iron for corrosive environments
Study of heat transfer in a scaled-down continuous casting copper mold
