Metal casting blog provides articles that relate to the casting process, casting equipment, and metal foundry work. You will find a deep explanation of how a metal foundry work and the casting technique often in use.
How to choose proper types of aluminum for different casting applications? Here we specify aluminum classifications, their properties, and a guide to select aluminum for a range of casting uses. Aluminum is one of the most abundant elements on the Earth and widely used in many different industrial and non-industrial applications because of its good …
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Working in a foundry, definitely there are many harmful factors such as fine dust, toxic gases, noise, temperature, splashing molten metal, etc. If these hazards are not tightly controlled or prevented, they can threaten seriously the foundry worker health as well as working effectiveness. In this article, we sort out hazards of working in a …
Here we introduce 5 major types of sand casting defects commonly see in metalworking. You will find the cause behind each casting defect as well as remedies to prevent for improving casting quality. Sand casting is the popular casting process in the metal foundry that creates the castings by forming the mold cavity in the sand container, …
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In sand casting, the metal pouring system is extremely crucial because its layout affects the quality of the casting and reduces metal wastage on the pouring system. In this article, VIC will give you a detailed look at the gating system in the casting process. What is the gating system in casting? In the metal …
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Melting metal is the process that transforms metal from solid sort to liquid sort. The melting process varies in technologies. Here we provide an explanation of how to melt metal in a foundry plus common metal melting points and protective safety protocol. The casting foundry mainly deals with working on molten metal to shape a …
Sand casting is a metalworking process in foundry that uses sand as the molding material, allowing for low-cost casting of unique metal shapes. Sand casting molds are the indispensable parts in the sand casting process and play the vital role in casting a range of industry applications. In this blog, VIC will help you get …
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