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Description

Casting describes the process of pouring a material in liquid form into a mould - e.g.


Features and Uses

It is possible to consider that almost any object can be made by either:


Note: Throughout the articles on Casting, casting in aluminium only is assumed. In the experience of DT Online this is best done such that the mould is in the top box (i.e. Cope) and that a large diameter parallel Runner Sprue is used with no Riser which in effect ‘pressure feeds’ the mould to produce good quality castings. For this reason there may be some mismatch regarding the positions of Cope and Drag as compared with more conventional texts.


Pages in category 'Casting'

The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.

Media in category 'Casting'

The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total.