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With the increasing use of aluminum shape castings in structural applications in the automotive and aerospace industries,assurance of cast product integrity and performance has become critical in both design and manufacturing.In this paper,the latest understanding of the relationship between casting quality and mechanical properties of aluminum castings is summarized.Newly developed technologies for alloy design,melting and melt treatment,casting and heat treatment processes in aluminum casting are reviewed.Robust design and development of high integrity aluminum castings through Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) approach is also discussed.