The forming of metal parts by pouring molten metal or other material into a mould This is the cheapest way of making large quantities of parts that are of shapes that cannot be produced by stamping The parts are not generally as stong as those that can be made by forging, and parts made in a re-usable mould cannot be of as complicated shape as is possible with CNC machining from billets, because some shapes cannot be removed from a mould without breaking it An exotic form of casting, called investment casting or "lost wax" casting permits casting of complicated shapes by using single-use plaster moulds that can be broken apart to free the cast part from the mould This is an expensive process used mainly for high quality lugs and fork crowns
Seldom-used form of making wet process porcelain insulators where a difficult shape is desired Thick clay slip is poured into a plaster mold The plaster mold absorbs the excess water leaving a semi-dry clay body
The forming of molten metal into a particular shape by pouring the molten material into a precisely shaped mold or die There are several casting processes used in making iron and steel shapes (green sand, dry sand, shell mold, core mold, permanent mold, ceramic mold, expandable pattern, centrifugal, continuous and die casting) with the die casting process the most popular method of casting non-ferrous metals (primarily zinc, aluminum, and magnesium and less often copper, tin, and lead)
A casting is an object or piece of machinery which has been made by pouring a liquid such as hot metal into a container, so that when it hardens it has the required shape. see also cast = cast. Pouring of molten metal into a mold, where it solidifies into the shape of the mold. The process was well established in the Bronze Age, when it was used to form bronze pieces now found in museums. It is particularly valuable for the economical production of complex shapes, ranging from mass-produced parts for automobiles to one-of-a-kind production of statues, jewelry, or massive machinery. Most steel and iron castings (see cast iron) are poured into silica sand. For metals of lower melting point, such as aluminum or zinc, molds can be made of another metal or of sand. See also die casting, founding, investment casting, lost-wax casting, patternmaking. die casting investment casting lost wax casting
The process by which a liquid or plastic substance is formed into a solid mass by pouring the material into a mold and letting it cool to harden Usually refers to molten metals
The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold
The process of making an art object by pouring liquid material into a mold When the material has hardened, the mold is removed A primary type of casting is the lost wax process
The mapping of an internal data type to an external data type or vice versa Casting allows a data type to be used as some other type as long as such a mapping exists See internal and external data types
a process in which slip, or liquid clay, is poured into a mold and then allowed to set The result is a piece of clayware duplicating the shape of the mold
A product that has been fabricated by pouring molten metal into an engineered mold and permitted to solidify in this configuration Titanium castings have been successfully marketed to a broad spectrum of applications but because of titanium's reactive properties, the casting of titanium remains a complex process
A process that involves pouring liquid material such as molten metal, clay, wax, or plaster into a mold When the liquid hardens, the mold is removed, leaving a form in the shape of the mold