Optimization of the cooling slope casting parameters for producing aa7075 wrought aluminumalloy thixotropic feedstock Strategy and error analysis for machining the designed microstructured surfaces by structured grinding wheels Modeling and simulation of the advanced structured surfaces machined by specially patterned grinding wheels via the structuring grinding process The effects of structured grinding wheel designed parameters on the geometries of ground structured surfaces Effects of the grinding conditions on geometry of microstructured surfaces fabricated via designed precision grinding Optimization of the cooling slope casting parameters for producing AA7075 wrought aluminumalloy thixotropic feedstock