Ceramic mold casting — Ceramic mold casting, also known ambiguously as ceramic molding,[1] is a group of metal casting processes that use ceramics as the mold material. It is a combination of plaster mold casting and investment casting.[2][3] There are two types of… … Wikipedia
Casting (metalworking) — Casting iron in a sand mold In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which… … Wikipedia
Casting defect — A casting defect is an irregularity in the metal casting process that is undesired. Some defects can be tolerated while others can be repaired otherwise they must be eliminated. They are broken down into five main categories: gas porosity,… … Wikipedia
Lost-foam casting — (LFC) is a type of investment casting process that uses foam patterns as the investment. This method takes advantage of the properties of foam to simply and cheaply form castings that would be difficult or impossible, using normal cope and drag… … Wikipedia
Sand casting — Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. It is relatively cheap and sufficiently refractory even for steel foundry use. A suitable bonding agent (usually clay)… … Wikipedia
Continuous casting — The macrostructure of continuously cast copper (99.95% pure), etched, ∅ ≈ 83 mm. Continuous casting, also called strand casting, is the process whereby molten metal is solidified into a semifinished billet, bloom, or slab for subsequent rolling… … Wikipedia
Die casting — An engine block with aluminium and magnesium die castings. Die casting is a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is created using two hardened tool steel dies… … Wikipedia
Riser (casting) — Underfeeder redirects here. For the health problem, see Underfeeding. A bronze casting showing the sprue and risers A riser, also known as a feeder,[1] is a reservoir built into a metal casting … Wikipedia
Centrifugal casting (industrial) — This article is about the large scale industrial process. For the silversmithing process, see Centrifugal casting (silversmithing). Centrifugal casting Centrifugal casting or rotocasting is a casting technique that is typically used to cast thin… … Wikipedia
Chill (casting) — A chill is an object used to promote solidification in a specific portion of a metal casting mold. Normally the metal in the mold cools at a certain rate relative to thickness of the casting. When the geometry of the molding cavity prevents… … Wikipedia
