What is metal casting? – A brief understanding on how casting process operates
What is metal casting? – A brief understanding on how casting process operates
Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Casting is a 6000 year old process which enables to mould metals in any kind of shape by making a die and then converting in a product, which can be applicable for any desired application Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods.
Castings are used when Cast Irons cannot deliver enough strength or shock resistance. Casting is a process by which a specific liquid metal is usually poured into a molded die of desired Shape &, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. Casting materials are usually metals or various materials that after mixing two or more components together; Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods.
Casting is years old process, which includes casting of various metals in a desired shapes like Alloy, Steel, along with Sand castings.
Castings parts are required having huge demand in global market which are mainly
Castings are used widely in customized shapes for industries like Earth moving, Cement, Petrochemicals, Automotive, General Engineering, Shipping, and Mines & Minerals. Lost wax process casting is widely used process for producing best quality castings. Lost wax process includes wax injection, wax assembly, shell manufacturing, Casting & Finishing.
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This article was intended to provide information on Lost Wax Investment Casting and other metal casting techniques. Also, it explained some of the information on how casting process is been carried out.