Although semi-solid material.

Although semi-solid material, (SSM) production technology today personates probably less than 1% of total world casting production, SSM manufacturing enclosed spaces can now be found in Asia, Europe and North and southern America. Sufficient raw material production capability exists to make sure reliable supply and several regularity suppliers offer competing approaches and machines. It is estimated that more [i]or[/i] less form of SSM technology will proces between 30000000 and 50000000 lb of aluminium alloy parts in the year 2003 This does no include a certain 200 machines, which are claimed to be producing magnesium alloy parts via alternate semi-solid processing technology.