pooltardvalu versioon, kui survevalule eelneva pooltardolekus tiksotroopse struktuuriga valumetalli saamiseks kasutatakse sfäärdendriitstruktuurse valuploki ümbersulatust (vt tiksotroopia; pooltardvalu)), a technique for producing semi-solidmetal castings, using a precast billets with non-dendritic microstructure that is normally produced by virgously stirring the melt as the bar is being cast; billets are heated into the semisolid temperature range and injected into the mold cavity by a die-casting machine (see: thixotropy; semisolid metal casting)