3 MAIN TYPES OF MELTING FURNACES USED IN METAL CASTING
In metal casting, the required heat to be exerted to the metal so as to reach its melting point is applied through the furnaces. A furnace is used to melt…
Gating System and Types
It is nothing but the basic design, which is needed to construct a smooth and proper filling of the mold cavity of the casting without any discontinuity, voids or solid…
Plaster mold
Introduction: Plaster mold casting is a casting process where instead of sand, plaster of Paris is used as the molding aggregate. This expendable mold process plaster is used only for casting…
Investment casting
Introduction: Investment casting, the modern refine and hitech variety of the ancient lost form casting, this process is used to build aircraft engines for civilian and military purpose. Investment casting is…
Evaporative Casting
Introduction: Evaporative casting, consumable or eva-foam casting is a sand casting process where the foam pattern evaporates into the sand mold. A process similar to investment casting, this expendable casting process is…
Stack molding
Introduction: Stack molding is a a high production, sand casting, or green sand molding process. The piston ring people know this method well. Simply explained, the bottom of a given flask…
Permanent mold
Introduction: Permanent mold casting is the process in which the molds are made of metals like cast iron or steel. This casting technique is favored because mass production of castings can be…
Freeze casting
Introduction: Freeze casting, is the process of making strong solid casting from powdered metals. This process which takes place at freezing temperature, is comparatively cheaper to lost wax process and sintering…
Slush Casting
Introduction: Slush Casting is a traditional method of permanent mold casting process, where the molten metal is not allowed to completely solidify in the mold. When the desired thickness in obtained, the…
Die casting
Introduction: Die casting is a widespread non-expendable technique the which metal are forced into the mold cavity under high pressure. Die casting mold that are known as dies can be used repeatedly…
