Category:Casting
From DT Online
Description
Casting describes the process of pouring a material in liquid form into a mould - e.g.
- Metal Casting - Sand Casting, Die Casting and Lost Foam or Investment Casting
- Resin Casting - such as using clear polyester resin to encapsulate objects
- Plaster Casting - to make 3D copies of animal tracks for example
- Cast Concrete - used to make components for the construction industry for example
Features and Uses
It is possible to consider that almost any object can be made by either:
- Reforming Materials - e.g. by Casting, Thermoforming, Injection Moulding, Forging, Laminating
- Addition or Fabrication - e.g using Wood Joints, Adhesives, Fixings and Fastenings, Welding
- Subtraction - or material removal by: Cutting, Carving, Machining
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.
CastDTcandleholder.png 214 × 539; 16 KB
CastDTcandleholder7.png 708 × 768; 51 KB
CastDTcandleholderMoulding.png 1,015 × 501; 126 KB
CastDTcandleholderPattern.png 917 × 644; 172 KB
CastPlaquette1.png 878 × 500; 98 KB
CastPlaquette2.png 973 × 418; 96 KB
CastPlaquette3.png 1,002 × 466; 131 KB
CastPlaquette4.png 995 × 500; 84 KB
CastPlaquette5.png 998 × 433; 76 KB
CastPlaquette6.png 898 × 490; 92 KB
CrucibleFurnace.png 277 × 170; 62 KB
DTlogo2.png 580 × 411; 87 KB
GnomonSupport.png 785 × 345; 73 KB
Machine-576735 640.png 640 × 522; 153 KB
Matchplate1.png 1,079 × 304; 158 KB
Matchplate2.png 584 × 511; 331 KB
Moulding bench M021.png 316 × 334; 121 KB
MouldingFlasks.png 725 × 484; 64 KB
Oddside5.png 1,033 × 431; 102 KB
Oddside6.png 1,046 × 505; 114 KB
SandCastingCope.png 2,162 × 632; 289 KB
SandCastingDrag.png 1,866 × 700; 225 KB
