Publications and Presentations
2004
Processing of Hypereutectic
Al-Si Alloys-An Overview;
To be presented at the 8th International Conference on Advanced Semi-Solid
Processing of Alloys and Composites, Limassol, Cyprus;
Babu Dasgupta, Diran Apelian, and Deepak Saha
Innoculants for the Control
of Primary Si Size and Distribution in Hypereutectic Alloys;
To be presented at the 8th International Conference on Advanced Semi-Solid
Processing of Alloys and Composites, Limassol, Cyprus;
Babu Dasgupta, Diran Apelian, and Deepak Saha
Automotive Magnesium Die
Casting Through Thermal and Flow Control;
To be presented at the 2004 FISITA World Automotive Congress, Barcelona, Spain;
Yun Xia, Carlos Crespo, Steve Lemaire
Optimized Fluid Flow Pattern
for Automotive Lightweight Component Castings;
Presented at the 2004 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI;
Yun Xia, John Cincilla, and Ernie Mohley
Factors Affecting Tensile
Properties of Castings;
Presented at the 2004 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI;
Babu Dasgupta, Sumantra DasGupta, and Craig Brown
Semi-Solid Metal Casting
Practices: Past, Present and Future;
Presented at the 2004 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI;
Babu Dasgupta, Dayne Killingsworth, Mark Musser, Zach Brown, and Diran Apelian
Semi-Solid Processing of
Hypereutectic Alloys;
To be presented at the 108th Metalcasting Congress,
Rosemont, Illinois;
Babu Dasgupta, Deepak Saha, and Diran Apelian; paper # 04-057
Squeeze Casting: Principles
and Applications;
To appear in the NADCA Die Casting Engineer, January, 2004;
Babu Dasgupta and Yun Xia
2003
Semi-Solid (SSM) Processing
of Al-Si Alloys Utilizing the Concept of Diffusion Solidification;
Presented at the 22nd NADCA Congress, Indianapolis, IN;
Babu Dasgupta, Deepak Saha, and Diran Apelian
Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
Theory Application in Automotive Casting Redesign;
Presented at the 2003 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI;
Yun Xia, Carlos Crespo, Sean Seaver, Rich Olson
Techniques Applied in
Squeeze Casting Defect Reduction;
Presented at 22nd NADCA Congress, Indianapolis, IN;
Yun Xia, Brad Wolfgang, Chuck Barnes, Rich Olson
Thixocasting Flow Pattern
Study and Defect Prediction;
Presented at the 22nd NADCA Congress;
Babu Dasgupta, Yun Xia, Mark Musser, and Rich Olson
2002
Alloy Characterization for
the New Ube Rheocasting Process;
Presented at the AFS Congress; Kansas City, paper
#02-032;
Babu Dasgupta, Markus Lukasson, and Diran Apelian
Slurry Approach to
Manufacturing Automotive Components;
Presented at the 7th International Conference on
Advanced Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, Tsukuba, Japan;
Babu Dasgupta, Dayne Killingsworth, Carlos Crespo, Mark Musser, and Rob
Hollacher
Yield Stress of Commercial
Billets; Processing Effects and the Role of Microstructure;
Presented at the 7th International Conference on
Advanced Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, Tsukuba, Japan;
Babu Dasgupta, Q. Pan and Diran Apelian
SSM Processing of
Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloys via Diffusion Solidification;
Presented at the 7th International Conference on
Advanced Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, Tsukuba, Japan;
Babu Dasgupta, Deepak Saha, and Diran Apelian
Process Simulation
Assistance in Automotive Die Casting & Squeeze Casting Design;
Presented at the 21st NADCA Congress, Rosemont, IL;
Yun Xia, Sean Seaver, Rich Olson
Automotive Casting Defect
Reduction by Process Modeling;
Presented at the 2002 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI;
Yun Xia
2001
A Comparative Study Between
Semi-Solid Metal Casting and Squeeze Casting Processes;
Presented at the 20th NADCA Congress;
Babu Dasgupta, Dayn Killingsworth, Mark Musser, and Brian Szymanowski
2000
Automotive Applications
Using Advanced Die Casting Processes;
Presented at the SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, MI;
Babu Dasgupta and Dayne Killingsworth
Semi-Solid Metal Casting
Experience at SPX CONTECH;
ORMET SSM Users’ Conference;
Babu Dasgupta
1999
Characterization of SSM 319
Aluminum Alloy Castings Made Using EM-Stirred Billets and Grain-Refined Billets;
Presented at the 20th International Die Casting Congress and Exposition,
Cleveland, OH;
Babu Dasgupta
Squeeze Cast Automotive
Applications and Squeeze Cast Aluminum Alloy Properties;
Presented at the SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, MI;
Babu Dasgupta, Steve Corbit
1997
Evaluation of Recycled AZ91D
Magnesium Alloy for Steering Column Components;
Presented at the SAE International Congress and
Exposition, Detroit, MI;
Babu Dasgupta, Richard Jacques, and Andrew Haerle
1996
Comparison of Properties of
Common Aluminum Alloy Casting Processes;
Presented at the Semi-Solid and Squeeze Casting
Conference (Sponsored by NADCA), Rosemont, IL;
Babu Dasgupta
Influence of Increasing Iron
Levels on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Strontium Modified 356
Aluminum Alloy;
Die Casting Engineer (NADCA);
Babu Dasgupta
Hot Chamber Die Casting of
AM50A Magnesium Alloy for Automotive Interior Components;
Presented at the SAE International Congress and Exposition,
Detroit, MI;
Babu Dasgupta, Richard Jacques and James D. Shearouse
1995
A Comparison of Common
Aluminum Casting Processes;
Presented at the North American Die Casting Congress, Indianapolis, IN;
Babu Dasgupta
