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Written by leading experts in the field and the original proposers and developers of the Interdependence Theory, this book offers authoritative coverage of a powerful new theory for understanding and predicting grain nucleation and growth in metallic systems and its industrial applications. The first book to describe the only grain nucleation and growth theory that can be applied to all metallic systems, from Al and Mg to Ti and beyond, this book offers a systematic approach, covering fundamentals, application of the theory to all major alloy types, case studies, new insights, and future perspectives.

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Ma Qian is an Associate Professor, and his areas of expertiseinclude grain refinement of cast alloys by both chemical andphysical means, heterogeneous nucleation, thermodynamics ofmaterials, light alloy design (magnesium, aluminium, and titanium),and near-net shape manufacturing from powder or wire. He haspublished 5 book chapters, 84 refereed journal papers and 44refereed conference papers and holds an international patent ongrain refinement of magnesium alloys. He is ASM 2006 Henry MarionHowe Medal. Dr. Mark Easton is a Program Manager with the CAST Co-operativeResearch Centre based at Monash University. His managementportfolio includes light metals development related to structuraland powertrain applications of metals in automotive industry,property and quality control in continuous casting, and corrosionand surface protection. His research has focused on the developmentof microstructure and its effect on mechanical, creep and corrosionproperties, particularly in aluminium and magnesium based alloys.He has contributed to 2 book chapters, 51 refereed papers and 37conference papers. Dr. Easton has industrial experience as aResearch Engineer at Comalco Research and Technical Services. He isrecipient of the ASM 2006 Henry Marion Howe Medal and GKSSMagnesium Research Award. Professor David StJohn is Director of the Centre for AdvancedMaterials Processing and Manufacturing at the University ofQueensland. His areas of expertise include solidification andcasting of light alloys; the science of peritectic solidification;the metallurgical factors controlling the development of castingdefects; mechanisms of hot tearing of aluminium alloys; and thenucleation and refinement of grains in a range of alloys. He haspublished 300 papers in journals and conference proceedings with 88papers on aspects of nucleation and grain refinement. He hasachieved an H index of 25 with over 2,000 citations and isrecipient of the ASM Henry Marion Howe Medal. StJohn has spent sixyears in industry and 16 years managing large cooperative researchcentres.

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