1. From the Editor

   • Thomas Prucha

   EditorialNotes 05 December 2016 Pages: 1 - 2

   

2. Advancements in Materials for Three-Dimensional Printing of Molds and Cores

   • J. Thiel
   • S. Ravi
   • N. Bryant

   OriginalPaper 19 September 2016 Pages: 3 - 13

   

3. Kinetics of Nucleation and Growth of Graphite at Different Stages of Solidification for Spheroidal Graphite Iron

   • G. Alonso
   • P. Larrañaga
   • R. Suarez

   OriginalPaper 25 October 2016 Pages: 14 - 26

   

4. Basic Investigation into Water Cooling of the Green Molding Sand with High Temperature

   • Yasuhiro Maeda
   • Hiroyasu Makino

   OriginalPaper 21 October 2016 Pages: 27 - 32

   

5. Fatigue Characterization and Optimization of the Production Process of Heavy Section Ductile Iron Castings

   • E. Foglio
   • M. Gelfi
   • D. Lusuardi

   OriginalPaper 21 October 2016 Pages: 33 - 43

   

6. Trace Elements and Graphite Shape Degeneracy in Nodular Graphite Cast Irons

   • Jacques Lacaze

   OriginalPaper 07 November 2016 Pages: 44 - 51

   

7. Effects of Nitriding and Nitro-carburizing on the Fatigue Properties of Ductile Cast Iron

   • Tohru Nobuki
   • Minoru Hatate
   • Naoji Hamasaka

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2016 Pages: 52 - 60

   

8. A Contribution to the Understanding of the Combined Effect of Nitrogen and Boron in Grey Cast Iron

   • Knud Strande
   • Niels Tiedje
   • Ming Chen

   OriginalPaper 29 August 2016 Pages: 61 - 70

   

9. Evaluation of the α-Case with TiO₂ in Mold for Titanium Investment Casting

   • Seul Lee
   • Young-Jig Kim

   OriginalPaper 30 September 2016 Pages: 71 - 76

   

10. Effect of Coating Thickness on the Molten Metal Filling Rate of Cast Iron in the Evaporative Pattern Casting Process

    • Toru Maruyama
    • Gou Nakamura
    • Keisuke Nakamura

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2016 Pages: 77 - 83

    

11. Defect Susceptibility of Tensile Properties to Microporosity Variation in As-Cast Al–xSi Alloys

    • Choongdo Lee
    • Jeongil Youn
    • Youngjig Kim

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2016 Pages: 84 - 93

    

12. Prediction of Graphite Nodule Count and Shrinkage Tendency in Ductile Cast Iron, with 1 Cup Thermal Analysis

    • Toshitake Kanno
    • Yuki Iwami
    • Ilgoo Kang

    OriginalPaper 03 November 2016 Pages: 94 - 100

    

13. Increasing the Capabilities of Computer Process Modeling with Applied Programming Interface

    • S. Ravi
    • J. Thiel

    OriginalPaper 03 November 2016 Pages: 101 - 115

    

14. Advanced Properties of Ausferritic Ductile Iron Obtained in As-Cast Conditions

    • Susana Méndez
    • Urko de la Torre
    • Ramón Súarez

    OriginalPaper 03 October 2016 Pages: 116 - 122

    

15. Microstructure Analysis of Al–5.5at%Mg Alloy Semi-solid Slurry by Weck’s Reagent

    • Kamolwat Prapasajchavet
    • Yohei Harada
    • Shinji Kumai

    OriginalPaper 15 September 2016 Pages: 123 - 130

    

16. Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) Alternative Material for High-Performance Applications

    • G. Artola
    • I. Gallastegi
    • A. Rimmer

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2016 Pages: 131 - 135

    

17. A Contribution to New Material Standards for Ductile Irons and Austempered Ductile Irons

    • Franco Zanardi
    • Franco Bonollo
    • Andriew Ruggiero

    OriginalPaper Open access 14 October 2016 Pages: 136 - 147

    

18. Development of Lead-Free Bronze with Sulfide Dispersion for Sliding Applications

    • Tomohiro Sato
    • Yoshimasa Hirai
    • Takeshi Kobayashi

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2016 Pages: 148 - 154

    

19. Effect of Casting Skin Condition on Fatigue Strength of Gray Cast Iron

    • Shusaku Nasu
    • Satoshi Fujita
    • Sadato Hiratsuka

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2016 Pages: 155 - 161

    

20. World Foundry Organization: A Global Resource

    News 01 December 2016 Pages: 162 - 162

    

21. Metalcasting Industry Research

    News 19 December 2016 Pages: 163 - 172