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liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. The plant where castings are made is called Foundary .
Advantages of casting
Any small or large shape can be produced.
cast. Mechanical and automated casting process decrease the cost. It is used as a prototype means few products can be produced at any time.
and piston rings. Machine tool bed and frames , wheels and housing of steam and hydraulic turbines. Sanitary fittings and agriculture parts. In machine tools internal combustion engines , compressors etc.
whether moulds , patterns and cores are permanent or expandable(disposable). Various types are 1. Expendable Mould Casting 2. Permanent mould casting 3. Semi-permanent mould casting
material around pattern. Moulds are to be broke to take out casting from mould cavity. Molding material can be sand or some other refractory material. Its limitations are that surface finish and dimensional accuracy are not good.
soldification of casting. It is used to produced bulk of casting materials. The casting produced by this method have smooth surface and increased accuracy of dimensions. Due to high cost it is less in use and cant use to generate few material.
materials. These moulds are not durable as permanent moulds. So it can not used for mass or quantity production, but only for tens of casting.
SAND-MOULD CASTING
It is single casting moulds and completely destroyed
after casting is done. Molding material is sand mixed with binders and additive and water to improve cohesive strength and moudability of sand. Depending on type of process its types are:1. Permanent or removable pattern process 2. Expandable or disposable pattern process