John Grandfield & D. G. Eskin 
Direct-Chill Casting of Light Alloys [PDF ebook] 
Science and Technology

Direct-chill casting is the major production route for wrought aluminium and magnesium alloys that are later deformed (rolled, extruded, forged) to the final products. To aid in this process, this book provides comprehensive coverage on topics such as the history of process development in this field, industrial applications, including vertical and horizontal casting, melt preparation, fundamentals of solidification in DC casting, and more. The first book targeted for the industrial researcher and practitioner, it pulls together the practice and process of physics with the goal of improving process performance.

About the author

JOHN F. GRANDFIELD, Ph D, is Director of Grandfield Technology Pty Ltd. Dr. Grandfield is a well-known specialist incasting and solidification of light metals. He is an activepresenter and organizer of workshops and lectures.

DMITRY G. ESKIN, Ph D, is Professor at Brunel University.His main scientific contributions are in physical metallurgy ofaluminium alloys and solidification processing.

Ian F. Bainbridge, Ph D, managed production operations andconducted R&D in the aluminium industry for fifty years.