G. Chirita

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of the performance of the vertical centrifugal casting and traditional gravity casting is made, and it is observed that the centrifugal force may increase rupture strength in ≈35%, and rupture strain in about 160% over the gravity casting technique.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of vibration on the mechanical properties of castings was investigated and it was shown that mechanical properties were influenced by the level of applied frequency, and the tensile strength was improved for low vibration frequencies but decreased for high frequencies, as compared with gravity castings without vibration.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of mechanical properties of specimens obtained by both centrifugal casting technique and gravity casting technique is made on three different Al-Si alloys (from a hypoeutectic to a hypereutective alloy) in order to quantify the phase/constituent distribution along the gradation axis.

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that aluminum alloys, without reinforcement, and where there is almost no difference of density or low solubility of different phases, may also give rise to a Functionally Graded Material (FGM).

TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of the accuracy and sensitivity of ultimate tensile strength and strain to failure to changes in microstructure constituents in Al-Si alloys ranging from 7 to 18%Si.