A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

A system (5) and method (800) for unit cell casting of titanium or titanium-alloys is disclosed herein. The system (5) comprises an external chamber (45), a crucible (10) positioned within the external chamber (45), an induction coil (15) positioned around the crucible, an internal chamber (40) positioned within the external chamber (45), and a mold (30) positioned within the internal chamber (40). The external chamber (45) is evacuated and a pressurized gas is injected into the evacuated external chamber (45) to create a pressurized external chamber (45). An ingot (20) is melted within the crucible utilizing induction heating generated by the induction coil (15). The internal chamber (40) is evacuated to create an evacuated internal chamber (40). The titanium alloy material of the ingot (20) is completely transferred into the mold (30) from the crucible (10) using a pressure differential created between the external chamber (45) and the internal chamber (40).

An injection device of a light metal injection molding machine of the disclosure includes: a melting cylinder that heats and melts a billet pushed along a cylinder hole and stores molten metal; an injection cylinder that injects, by an inserted plunger, the molten metal supplied by free fall due to the own weight from the melting cylinder through a communication path that can be opened and closed; and a molten metal pot in which a molten metal supply/discharge port connected to the melting cylinder is opened at a location in the melting cylinder that does not face an opening of the communication path on the melting cylinder side, and molten metal in an amount in excess of a capacity that can be stored in the melting cylinder is stored.

An exhausting device of a low-pressure aluminum alloy wheel casting mold, which includes a control mainframe, a connecting line, a gas storage station, a ventilating pipeline, gas inlet plugs, an exhausting plug and the like, the control mainframe is connected with the gas storage station through the connecting line, and the gas storage station is connected with the gas inlet plugs through the ventilating pipeline; the gas inlet plugs are arranged at the bottom mold window; the mold filling process of the high-temperature molten aluminum can be completed in a relatively oxygen-free environment, direct contact between the molten aluminum and oxygen is avoided, and the occurrence probability of the oxidation slag inclusion defect in the wheel casting process is effectively controlled, so that the internal quality of the casting is remarkably improved.

An exhausting device of a low-pressure aluminum alloy wheel casting mold, which includes a control mainframe, a connecting line, a gas storage station, a ventilating pipeline, gas inlet plugs, an exhausting plug and the like, the control mainframe is connected with the gas storage station through the connecting line, and the gas storage station is connected with the gas inlet plugs through the ventilating pipeline; the gas inlet plugs are arranged at the bottom mold window; the mold filling process of the high-temperature molten aluminum can be completed in a relatively oxygen-free environment, direct contact between the molten aluminum and oxygen is avoided, and the occurrence probability of the oxidation slag inclusion defect in the wheel casting process is effectively controlled, so that the internal quality of the casting is remarkably improved.

A system (5) and method (800) for unit cell casting of titanium or titanium-alloys is disclosed herein. The system (5) comprises an external chamber (45), a crucible (10) positioned within the external chamber (45), an induction coil (15) positioned around the crucible, an internal chamber (40) positioned within the external chamber (45), and a mold (30) positioned within the internal chamber (40). The external chamber (45) is evacuated and a pressurized gas is injected into the evacuated external chamber (45) to create a pressurized external chamber (45). An ingot (20) is melted within the crucible utilizing induction heating generated by the induction coil (15). The internal chamber (40) is evacuated to create an evacuated internal chamber (40). The titanium alloy material of the ingot (20) is completely transferred into the mold (30) from the crucible (10) using a pressure differential created between the external chamber (45) and the internal chamber (40).

An alloy modifying agent for use in preparing a metal semisolid slurry, where the components and mass ratio thereof is silicon:iron:copper:manganese:magnesium:zinc:titanium:lead:aluminum having a mass ratio of (6.05-6.95):(0.15-0.45):(0.12-0.65):(0.002-0.006):(0.001-0.5):(0.025-0.05):(0.0 02-0.08):(0.002-0.06):(90.5-93.2). Also, a method for preparing the alloy modifying agent and a method for using the alloy modifying agent. The alloy modifying agent is capable of increasing the solid-liquid ratio and the spherical crystal content of the semisolid slurry, increasing the preparation efficiency of the semisolid slurry and the quality of the slurry, and ensuring the quality of a final die casting product.

An acoustic rotary liquid processor coupled with high-intensity ultrasonic vibration, rotary stiffing, gas purging, and melt surface stabilizing is described. The processor can be used for the synthesis of particulate reinforced composite materials, scavenging dissolved gases in molten materials, and preparation of a slurry containing a small fraction of non-dendritic solid particles for semi-solid material processing.

A foundry method of casting monocrystalline metal parts, the method including at least casting a molten alloy into a cavity of a mold through at least one casting channel in the mold, subjecting the alloy to heat treatment, and removing the mold, and wherein the heat treatment is performed before an end of mold removal.

A foundry method of casting monocrystalline metal parts, the method including at least casting a molten alloy into a cavity of a mold through at least one casting channel in the mold, subjecting the alloy to heat treatment, and removing the mold, and wherein the heat treatment is performed before an end of mold removal.