. new chapters on semi-solid  and metal matrix composites solidification

. a significantly extended treatment of multiscale modeling of solidification and its applications to commercial alloys

. a survey of new topics such as solidification of multicomponent alloys and molecular dynamic modeling

. new theories, including a theory on oxide bi-films in the treatment of shrinkage problems

. an in-depth treatment of the theoretical aspects of the solidification of the most important commercial alloys including steel, cast iron, aluminum-silicon eutectics, and superalloys

. updated tables of material constants