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444j Index<br />

arbitrary volume element 222<br />

argon atmosphere 290<br />

ASTM grain size 83<br />

austenite particles 71<br />

– carbon 89<br />

– chromium 89<br />

– grains 77<br />

– liquid phase boundary 75<br />

– martensitic matrix 96, 193<br />

– matrix 193<br />

– protuberances 81<br />

– stabilizing elements 89<br />

– transforms 87<br />

automated thixo cell 391<br />

automatic robot 344<br />

automotive applications 1<br />

– brake cylinders 1<br />

– chassis components 1<br />

– rims 1<br />

automotive/aerospace industries 311<br />

automotive industry 315<br />

axial/radial temperature measurements 320<br />

axisymmetric geometry 387<br />

b<br />

ball-on-disk configuration 271<br />

billet 115<br />

– grain structure 115<br />

– material 431, 435<br />

– reheating 10<br />

– schematic drawing 322<br />

– stands 12<br />

– temperature 412<br />

– tray 320, 322<br />

bimodal distribution 225<br />

binary alloy 51<br />

– schematic phase diagram 51<br />

binary/ternary systems 130<br />

bipolar DC PECVD method 269<br />

body-centred components 76<br />

boron nitride (BN)-based side dams 282<br />

bright-field TEM images 276<br />

brittle scale layer 290<br />

BSE micrograph 38<br />

bulk ceramic forming tools 281<br />

c<br />

Calphad method 148<br />

Calphad software 149<br />

capillary experiments 192, 193<br />

capillary Rheometer 171, 177–179, 189,<br />

191<br />

– horizontal 179<br />

– tool 190<br />

– vertical 178<br />

– viscometer 178<br />

carbide bands 63<br />

– accumulations 65<br />

– content 71<br />

– metallographic determination 71<br />

carbon 57<br />

– content changes 74<br />

carbon/chromium contents 90<br />

carbon pins 181<br />

– thermodynamic calculations 90<br />

Carousel-type machine 11, 12<br />

– induction coils 11<br />

– schematic diagram 12<br />

cartridge system 323<br />

casting process 40<br />

CCT diagram 88, 91, 92<br />

ceramic machining technologies 296<br />

ceramic materials 245, 281<br />

– mould 347<br />

– plates 331<br />

– sintering additives 293<br />

– spindle 176<br />

– tools 283, 298<br />

chemical vapour deposition (CVD) 248, 250<br />

– process 272<br />

chlorine bubbles 270<br />

chromium carbides 96, 193<br />

chromium/carbon-rich steel 64<br />

– 100Cr6 64<br />

chromium templates 269<br />

Clausius–Clapeyron equation 127<br />

closed-loop control 377<br />

– scheme 380<br />

CNC-controlled green machining 296<br />

coarsened silicon particles 10<br />

coated extrusion segment 268<br />

– SEM/EDS analysis 268<br />

coated tool 268<br />

– SEM/EDS analysis 268<br />

coating systems 248<br />

Cobapress method 317<br />

coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE)<br />

values 247<br />

coil geometry 375<br />

coil heating system 13<br />

– diagramatic presentation 13<br />

components geometries 385<br />

– segregation 385<br />

compression test 182, 193<br />

– experimental setup 182<br />

computational fluid dynamics (CFD) 197<br />

– program 200<br />

– software FLUENT 6.3 208

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