lost-wax mould for casting

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• Lost-wax casting — A model of an apple in wax …   Wikipedia

• mould [British spelling] or mold [American 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 deckle). Also see investment, laid paper, lost wax… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• Continuous casting — The macrostructure of continuously cast copper (99.95% pure), etched, ∅ ≈ 83 mm. Continuous casting, also called strand casting, is the process whereby molten metal is solidified into a semifinished billet, bloom, or slab for subsequent rolling… …   Wikipedia

• Sand casting — Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. It is relatively cheap and sufficiently refractory even for steel foundry use. A suitable bonding agent (usually clay)… …   Wikipedia

• Centrifugal casting (silversmithing) — This article is about Silversmithing. For the industrial process, see Centrifugal casting (industrial). Centrifugal casting in silversmithing is a casting technique where a small mould is poured, then spun on the end of an arm. The centrifugal… …   Wikipedia

• Centrifugal casting (industrial) — This article is about the large scale industrial process. For the silversmithing process, see Centrifugal casting (silversmithing). Centrifugal casting Centrifugal casting or rotocasting is a casting technique that is typically used to cast thin… …   Wikipedia

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• Bronze sculpture — Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a bronze . Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest …   Wikipedia

• Metallurgy — Georg Agricola, author of De re metallica, an important early book on metal extraction Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their… …   Wikipedia

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• Beeswax — For the rock song by Nirvana, see Beeswax (song). Beeswax is a natural wax produced in the bee hive of honey bees of the genus Apis . Beeswax is produced by young worker bees between 12 and 17 days old in the form of thin scales secreted by… …   Wikipedia