What is Lost Wax Casting? The lost-wax casting process, also called investment casting is a method of metal casting in which molten metal is poured into a mold that has…
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Casting Pattern Notes
What is a Pattern? The pattern is the principal tool during the casting process. It is the replica of the object to be made by the casting process, with some…
Description and Operation of Cupola Furnace Notes
Furnaces: Melting is an equally important parameter for obtaining a quality castings. A number of furnaces can be used for melting the metal, to be used, to make a metal…
Continuous Casting Process PDF Notes
What is Continuous Casting? Continuous casting, also known as strand casting, is the process where a metal is heated until it liquefies. The molten metal is then allowed to solidify…
Properties of Molding Sand Notes
What are the properties of Molding Sand? The basic properties of molding sand and core sand are adhesiveness, cohesiveness, collapsibility, flowability, dry strength, green strength, permeability, refractoriness. 1 Adhesiveness Adhesiveness…
Different types of Molding Sand Notes PDF PPT
What are the different types of Molding Sand? Molding sands can also be classified into various types according to their use are backing sand, core sand, dry sand, facing sand,…
Constituents of Molding Sand Notes
What are the main Constituents of Molding Sand? The main constituents of molding sand involve silica sand, binder, moisture content, and additives. 1.1 Silica sand Silica sand in form of…
Casting Terms Definitions and Terminology Notes and PDF
Important Casting Terms, Definitions and Terminology: In order to learn about the casting process, it is important for us to get familiarized with important casting terms definitions, and terminology. These…
Introduction to Casting Process Notes
Casting processes involve the use of molten material, usually metal. This molten material is then poured into a mold cavity that takes the form of the finished part. The molten…
International Conventions for the Conservation of the Environment Notes
What are the International environmental conventions? The conventions focus on various issues, for example, climate change, stratospheric ozone layer protection, air quality, chemicals, and nature conservation. The conventions are tools…