Nafisi, S.Ghomashchi, R.2014-10-132014-10-132005Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 2005; 44(3):289-3030008-44331879-1395http://hdl.handle.net/2440/86146Semi-solid metal (SSM) processing routes have attracted the attention of major as-cast auto parts producers due to their many technological and economical advantages. The current overview attempts to systematically classify the presently available SSM technologies and highlight the possible mechanisms involved in evolving the SSM structures. The paper is intended more for technologists than for pure solidification scientists.enCopyright status unknownJournal article002010854410.1179/cmq.2005.44.3.2890002355238000012-s2.0-2984443652229796Ghomashchi, R. [0000-0003-3633-2296]