1. From the Editor

   • Thoma Prucha

   EditorialNotes 28 December 2015 Pages: 1 - 1

   

2. Microstructural Characterization and Thermodynamic Simulation of Cast Al–Zn–Mg–Cu Alloys

   • Maria D. David
   • Robin D. Foley
   • Charles A. Monroe

   OriginalPaper 16 December 2015 Pages: 2 - 20

   

3. Experimental Grain Refiners for Carbon Steels

   • Robert B. Tuttle

   OriginalPaper 25 November 2015 Pages: 21 - 31

   

4. Effect of Cooling Process on Porosity in the Aluminum Alloy Automotive Wheel During Low-Pressure Die Casting

   • Dashan Sui
   • Zhenshan Cui
   • Qingyou Han

   OriginalPaper 30 November 2015 Pages: 32 - 42

   

5. Improving Wear Properties of High-Chromium Cast Iron by Manganese Alloying

   • Ali Hadji
   • Khedidja Bouhamla
   • Hichem Maouche

   OriginalPaper 04 January 2016 Pages: 43 - 55

   

6. A Numerical and an Experimental Investigation of a High-Pressure Die-Casting Aluminum Alloy

   • Özlem Boydak
   • Mahmut Savaş
   • Bulent Ekici

   OriginalPaper 10 December 2015 Pages: 56 - 69

   

7. Modeling of Pressure Die Casting Process: An Artificial Intelligence Approach

   • Jayant K. Kittur
   • G. C. Manjunath Patel
   • Mahesh B. Parappagoudar

   OriginalPaper 30 November 2015 Pages: 70 - 87

   

8. Modified Silicate Binders New Developments and Applications

   • Leonid Zaretskiy

   OriginalPaper 30 November 2015 Pages: 88 - 99

   

9. Grain Refinement of 18-Carat Au–Ag–Cu–Zn Alloy Containing Cerium

   • Xiang Xiongzhi
   • Bai Xiaojun

   OriginalPaper 30 November 2015 Pages: 100 - 105

   

10. AFS/FEF Student Technology Contest and Digital Poster Session

    Announcement 11 December 2015 Pages: 106 - 106

    

11. AFS/FEF Student Technology Contest

    • Kyle Ragan
    • Brendan Herrera
    • Nick Crain

    OriginalPaper 15 December 2015 Pages: 107 - 110

    

12. Cast Aluminum Mesostructures Using 3D Printed Sand Cores with an Encapsulation

    • Matt Antonelli
    • Ian Knudson
    • Avalon Schuler

    OriginalPaper 25 November 2015 Pages: 111 - 113

    

13. Improving Shot Sleeve Life Through Selected Surface Heat Treatment of H13 Steel

    • Ian McAdams

    OriginalPaper 25 November 2015 Pages: 114 - 117

    

14. Effect of Chemistry and Heat Treatment on the Pitting Corrosion Resistance of Three Duplex Stainless Steel Alloys

    • Ethan Edwards
    • Daniel Hodgkinson
    • Myrissa Maxfield

    OriginalPaper 30 November 2015 Pages: 118 - 121

    

15. Metalcasting Industry Research

    News 28 December 2015 Pages: 122 - 135