The current article is to present a comprehensive summary of the most widely used
semisolid metal (SSM) processing parameters with their concomitant metallurgical
properties. The processing parameters include shear force (stress), shear rate, shear time,
cooling rate, pouring temperature, holding temperature, holding time, and sample size,
whereas the metallurgical properties comprise alloy composition, fraction solid, particle size
and distribution. The fundamental theory and the effect of each parameter in characterising …