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45. CASTING

In casting we essentially start with an amorphous material, and hold it in shape while the material solidifies.

Some of the typical casting processes and materials are listed below,

Flow

Process

Materials Cast

Mold Life - Mold Materials

 

 

 

 

Gravity

Bench Molding

Iron, steel, non-fer.

Single - green sand

 

Ceramics Molding

Ferrous, non-ferrous

Single - cured sand

 

Dip Molding

Plastic, metal, rubber

Permanent - metals

 

Floor Molding

Iron, steel

Single - green sand

 

Lost Wax/Investment

Metals

Single - plaster or sand

 

Pit Molding

Iron, steel

Single - green sand

 

Pouring

Concrete

Single - steel or wood

 

 

 

Permanent - steel or wood

 

Rotational Molding

Plastic, concrete, metal

Permanent - metals

 

Shell Molding

Ferrous, non-ferrous

Single - cured sand

 

Slush and Slip Molding

Non-ferrous

Permanent - iron and steel

 

 

Ceramics

Single - plaster

Pressure

Blow Molding

Plastics, glass

Permanent - iron and steel

 

Centrifuge

Metals

Single - sand

 

Centrifugal Investment

Metals

Single - plaster

 

Compression Molding

Thermosets

Permanent - iron and steel

 

Continuous Casting

Steel, copper, aluminumPermanent - none or graphite

 

Die Casting

Non-ferrous, glass

Permanent - iron and steel

 

Free Blowing

Thermoplastics

None

 

Injection Molding

Plastics, rubbers

Permanent - metals

 

Layup Molding

Fiberglass

Permanent - iron and steel

 

Sand

Metal

Single/Permanent - Sand

 

Straight-pressure mold.

Thermoplastics

Permanent - metals

 

Transfer Molding

Thermosets

Permanent - iron and steel

 

Vacuum Forming

Thermoplastics

Permanent - metal

 

 

 

 

• A relative comparison of some casting techniques is given below,