investment mold for casting

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• Casting (metalworking) — Casting iron in a sand mold In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which… …   Wikipedia

• Casting defect — A casting defect is an irregularity in the metal casting process that is undesired. Some defects can be tolerated while others can be repaired otherwise they must be eliminated. They are broken down into five main categories: gas porosity,… …   Wikipedia

• investment — noun a) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use. b) A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze …   Wiktionary

• Investment casting — For investment casting in art, see lost wax casting. Investment casting, also called lost wax casting, is one of the oldest known metal forming techniques. From 5,000 years ago, when beeswax formed the pattern, to today’s high technology waxes,… …   Wikipedia

• investment casting — Metall. a casting process in which an expendable pattern is surrounded by an investment compound and then baked so that the investment is hardened to form a mold and the pattern material may be melted and run off. Also called precision casting.… …   Universalium

• casting — /kas ting, kah sting/, n. 1. the act or process of a person or thing that casts. 2. something cast; any article that has been cast in a mold. 3. the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, motion… …   Universalium

• investment — /in vest meuhnt/, n. 1. the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. 2. a particular instance or mode of investing. 3. a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of… …   Universalium

• mold —    [American spelling] or mould [British spelling]    A hollow form for shaping (casting ) a fluid or plastic medium, such as clay, plaster, plastic or molten metal. In papermaking, the lower screen that holds the pulp (the upper frame is a… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• casting ring — 1. a cylinder used as a container for the investment and mold during the process of casting. 2. refractory flask …   Medical dictionary

• Lost-foam casting — (LFC) is a type of investment casting process that uses foam patterns as the investment. This method takes advantage of the properties of foam to simply and cheaply form castings that would be difficult or impossible, using normal cope and drag… …   Wikipedia