Topic: «my speciality is foundry»

I am a second-year student. I study at the Technical University, in the machine-building faculty, its foundry department. I want to be a foundry engineer. We study the following special subjects: technology of foundry, physical fundamentals of metallurgy, theory of foundry processes, equipment of foundry shops and others. At the same time we get practice in the laboratories. In laboratories we try our theoretical knowledge and study the main technological processes.

After the graduation from the University we shall become foundry engineers. This speciality is the most important one in machine-building and metalworking. Most of all machine parts are cast. All the products made of metal begin their life in a foundry.

The process of producing castings may be divided into three stages: making a mold, melting metal, making casting and their finishing. The process of making molds is the most complex one and it consists of making a pattern, preparing molding materials, making and assembling molds, making and drying cores and molds. Foundries work with a large number of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The foundries mix the relatively pure metals to produce the desired alloy. For producing castings foundry- men apply various methods. The oldest method is making sand castings in the foundry. These molds are used only once and each casting requires a new mold. There are some other casting processes such as die-casting, centrifugal casting, investment casting, and vacuum casting which are also very important in the foundry practice.

Abbreviations

amps – amperes – ампер

C/ Cent – Centigrade – шкала Цельсия

Co – Company – компания

deg – degree – градус, степень

dia – 1) diameter – диаметр, 2) diagram – диаграмма

dprt – department – отдел, отделение, участок

etc – et cetera/ and so on – и так далее

F – Fahrenheit – шкала Фаренгейта

fce – furnace – печь

Fig. – figure – рисунок, чертёж

ft – foot (feet) – фут (футы) = 30,5 см.

fph – feet per hour – футов в час

fpm – feet per minute – футов в минуту

fps – feet per second – футов в секунду

HP/ hp – horse power – лошадиная сила

hr – hour – час

in – inch – дюйм = 25,4 мм.

kw – kilowatt – киловатт

lb – libra, pound – фунт = 453,6 г.

No – number- номер

oz – ounce – унция = 28, 35 г.

p.c. – per cent – процент

viz – videlicet – то есть, а именно

vs – versus – против

yd – yard –ярд = 91,44 см.

yr – year – год

z – zero – нуль

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