The application of electric-current-pulse(ECP) in metal solidification has increasingly become a new type of technique for microstnicture refinement of metals.This paper review the solidification process of pure aluminum and aluminum alloy with the application of ECP from three aspects,i.e.the effect of ECP on refining metallic solidification microstructure,the possible mechanism and the metal properties after the action of ECP.Furthermore,a prospect of the development of computer simulation technology in t...