Thoguluva Vijayaram

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Dr. T. R. Vijayaram is a Senior Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the School of Mechanical Engineering, BIST, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Selaiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is an expert in the field of materials and metallurgical, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering. He received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, followed by an M.E. degree in Industrial Metallurgy from PSG College of Technology, Bharathiyar University. He obtained his Ph.D. research degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Later, he worked as a Rector researcher in metallurgy at DCCI, Genoa University, Italy. His passion for academics, research, and education led him to obtain an MBA in Educational Management and an MA in Sociology from the University of Madras. He is also a Chartered Engineer (India) and a member of several professional and scientific bodies in India and abroad like ISTE (Life Member), IEI, IIF, and SAE (USA). He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, FIE, India. Recently, Dr. T. R. Vijayaram received the Distinguished Scientist Award in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering for his outstanding contribution to metallurgy. He has published more than 230 papers in international and national journals, conferences, broadsheets, and magazines. His areas of research include materials engineering, metallurgical engineering, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering.

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Various types of casting processes have been developed to manufacture good-quality castings. Different casting processes produce different casting properties and microstructures in castings. This book examines various types of casting processes as well as their properties and applications. Over six chapters in four sections, this volume discusses semi-solid casting and squeeze casting processes, the flowability of sand mixtures and liquid metal flow in mold cavities, gravity die casting, and cast iron technology.

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