Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Liquid Metal Engineering (LiME)
Funder: EPSRCDuration: May 2010 - October 2015
People
Name | Telephone | Office | ||
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Dr Brian Mckay Reader (Teaching & Research)
T: +44 (0)1895 266409
E: brian.mckay@brunel.ac.uk |
+44 (0)1895 266409 | brian.mckay@brunel.ac.uk | Gardiner Building 003b | |
Professor Geoffrey Scamans Head of Industrial Research
T: +44 (0)1895 268571
E: geoffrey.scamans@brunel.ac.uk |
+44 (0)1895 268571 | geoffrey.scamans@brunel.ac.uk | Gardiner Building 001i | |
Professor Hari Nadendla Professor
T: +44 (0)1895 265466
E: hari-babu.nadendla@brunel.ac.uk |
+44 (0)1895 265466 | hari-babu.nadendla@brunel.ac.uk | Gardiner Building 002b | |
Professor Zhongyun Fan Director - BCAST - (Professor) (Principal investigator)
T: +44 (0)1895 266406
E: zhongyun.fan@brunel.ac.uk |
+44 (0)1895 266406 | zhongyun.fan@brunel.ac.uk | Gardiner Building 001d |
Outputs
Li, T., Davies, JMT. and Zhu, X. (2021) 'Effect of carrier gases on the entrainment defects within AZ91 alloy castings'. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 10 (1). pp. 129 - 145. ISSN: 2213-9567 Open Access Link
Patel, JB., Yang, X., Mendis, CL. and Fan, Z. (2017) 'Melt Conditioning of Light Metals by Application of High Shear for Improved Microstructure and Defect Control'. JOM, 69 (6). pp. 1071 - 1076. ISSN: 1047-4838 Open Access Link
Zhang, D., Wang, L., Xia, M., Nadendla, HB. and Li, JG. (2016) 'Misfit paradox on nucleation potency of MgO and MgAl2O4 for Al'. Materials Characterization, 119. pp. 92 - 98. ISSN: 1044-5803 Open Access Link
Patel, JB., Lloyd, P., Peng, G. and Fan, Z. (2016) 'Development of the new high shear technology for continuous processing of Mg-alloys for ingot casting'.Magnesium Technology Symposium held during the 145th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Nashville, TN. 1 - 18 February. Wiley. pp. 29 - 33. ISSN: 1545-4150
Huang, Y. and Fan, Z. (2015) 'Microstructure and texture development during melt conditioned twin roll casting and downstream processing in an AZ31 magnesium alloy'.7th Light Metal Technology Conference 2015. Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 1 - 29 July.
Das, S., Barekar, N., El Fakir, O., Yang, X., Dear, JP. and Fan, Z. (2015) 'Influence of intensive melt shearing on subsequent hot rolling and the mechanical properties of twin roll cast AZ31 strips'. Materials Letters, 144. pp. 54 - 57. ISSN: 0167-577X Open Access Link
Das, S., Barekar, NS., El Fakir, O., Wang, L., Prasada Rao, AK., Patel, JB., et al. (2014) 'Effect of melt conditioning on heat treatment and mechanical properties of AZ31 alloy strips produced by twin roll casting'. Materials Science and Engineering A, 620. pp. 223 - 232. ISSN: 0921-5093 Open Access Link
Fan, Z., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Qin, T., Zhou, XR., Thompson, GE., et al. (2014) 'Grain refining mechanism in the Al/Al-Ti-B system'. Acta Materialia, 84. pp. 292 - 304. ISSN: 1359-6454
Kotadia, HR., Patel, JB., Li, HT., Gao, F. and Fan, Z. (2014) 'Microstructure evolution in melt conditioned direct chill (MC-DC) casting of Fe-rich al-alloy'.AMI Light Metals Conference 2014. Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. 1 - 17 October. Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.. pp. 90 - 95. ISSN: 1022-6680 Open Access Link
Men, H. and Fan, Z. (2014) 'Atomic ordering in liquid aluminium induced by substrates with misfits'. Computational Materials Science, 85. pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 0927-0256
Yan, F., Kumar, S., McKay, BJ., McKay, BJ. and O'Reilly, KAQ. (2014) 'Effect of Mn on Fe containing phase formation in high purity aluminium'. International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 27 (4). pp. 202 - 206. ISSN: 1364-0461
El Fakir, O., Das, S., Stone, I., Scamans, G., Fan, Z., Wang, L., et al. (2014) 'Solution heat treatment, forming and in-die quenching of a commercial sheet magnesium alloy into a complex-shaped component: experimentation and FE analysis'. Key Engineering Materials, 622-623. pp. 596 - 602. ISSN: 1013-9826 Open Access Link
Nadendla, H. and Nowak, M. (2013) 'Method of refining metal alloys'.
Cassinath, Z., Xia, M., Huang, Y. and Fan, Z. (2013) 'Process optimization and microstructure control for twin screw rheo-extrusion of an AZ91D magnesium alloy'.International Conference on Light Metal Technology. Old Windsor, UK. 24 - 26 July.
Yan, F., McKay, BJ. and Fan, Z. (2011) 'Effect of intensive shearing microstructure and mechanical properties of a Al-Mg casting alloys'.The 3rd International Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes. Aachen. 7 - 10 June. Proceedings of ICASP3.