In many cases, the major reason behind or causing catastrophic engine failure is the occurrence of the connecting-rod failure and sometimes, such a failure can be attributed to the broken connecting rod’s shank especially when there is a probability of being pushed through the side of the...

A new process of joining semisolid AISI D2 tool steel and 304 stainless steel using partial remelting method is proposed. The results obtained from investigating the basic geometries proved a good joining quality differs from the conventional process of welding or mechanical joining with screws...

Semisolid metal (SSM) processing or Thixoforming is a new method for forming alloys in the semisolid state to near net shaped products. All the alloys which have been used to date for thixoforming were developed originally for either casting or forging operations. Thus, there is a lack of...