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Metal Casting: A Sand Casting Manual for the Small Foundry, Vol. 1

Metal Casting: A Sand Casting Manual for the Small Foundry, Vol. 1

Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 05/27/2012)Buy Now

Learn how to cast metal in sand molds using simple techniques and readily available materials. Steve Chastain, a Mechanical and Materials Engineer, shows the beginner how to make a sand mold and then how to hone your skill to produce high quality castings. Written in non-technical terms

Metal Casting

Metal Casting is when a liquid metal is poured into a mold. This mold is hollowed out in the shape of the product desired. Once the metal has become hard and cool it is removed from the mold and the product is made. This method also works for making complicated shapes that would be hard to make otherwise.

Metal Casting has two main categories. Expendable and non-expendable.
Expendable is when the mold is non reusable and has to be broken to remove the metal.
Non Expendable is when the mold does need to be broken to remove the metal material and can be used repeatedly.

Metal Casting has a lot of terminology that would be useful to learn.

* Pattern: An approximate duplicate of the final casting used to form the mold cavity.
* Molding material: The material that is packed around the pattern and then the pattern is removed to leave the cavity where the casting material will be poured.
* Flask: The rigid wood or metal frame that holds the molding material.
o Cope: The top half of the pattern, flask, mold, or core.
o Drag: The bottom half of the pattern, flask, mold, or core.
* Core: An insert in the mold that produces internal features in the casting, such as holes.
o Core print: The region added to the pattern, core, or mold used to locate and support the core.
* Mold cavity: The combined open area of the molding material and core, there the metal is poured to produce the casting.
* Riser: An extra void in the mold that fills with molten material to compensate for shrinkage during solidification.
* Gating system: The network of connected channels that deliver the molten material to the mold cavities.
o Pouring cup or pouring basin: The part of the gating system that receives the molten material from the pouring vessel.
o Sprue: The pouring cup attaches to the sprue, which is the vertical part of the gating system. The other end of the sprue attaches to the runners.
o Runners: The horizontal portion of the gating system that connects the sprues to the gates.
o Gates: The controlled entrances from the runners into the mold cavities.
* Vents: Additional channels that provide an escape for gases generated during the pour.
* Parting line or parting surface: The interface between the cope and drag halves of the mold, flask, or pattern.
* Draft: The taper on the casting or pattern that allow it to be withdrawn from the mold
* Core box: The mold or die used to produce the cores.

Some specialized processes, such as die casting, use additional terminology.

This terminology list found at:

Wikipedia Encylopedia


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There's plenty of demand for one-shot or low production metalcasting job work, but the work often goes begging for lack of anyone to do it. Interested? Metalcasting by C.W. Ammen is packed with step-by-step guidelines for getting started and working effectively and efficiently in this time-honored craft. You get hands-on advice and cost-cutting tips, plus sound ideas for safety and productivity. In easy-to-understand language, this guide shows you how to use metalcrafting's tools and processes,

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Metal Casting: A Sand Casting Manual for the Small Foundry

Metal Casting: A Sand Casting Manual for the Small Foundry, Volume 2

Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 05/27/2012)Buy Now

The Sand Casting Manual, Volume 2, continues with solidification of metals and why it matters. Specifics of aluminum, copper alloys, brass and bronze are discussed along with solution heat treatment and precipitation hardening. Ductile and gray cast iron are covered. Gating systems, filters, chills and risers are described along with the design of proper gating systems. Several "hands on" projects include pattern making, match-plates and rubber molds, casting a cylinder head and pistons all in your own back yard!

SAND FOR CASTING 5 LB CAN

SAND FOR CASTING 5 LB CAN

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ASM Handbook: Volume 15: Casting (Asm Handbook) by D. M. Stefanescu, ASM

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