Effects of Mechanical Vibration Factors on Size and Shape of Solid Particles in JIS AC4CH Aluminum Alloy Semi-Solid Slurry

1Light Metal Casting Process Group, Structural Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan 2Aichi Science and Technology Foundation, Kariya 448-0013, Japan 3Die Casting Engineering Section, Die Casting Department, Aisan Industry Co., Ltd., Obu 474-8588, Japan 4Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan