Manufacturing Systems and Processes

2.

Casting and Solidification Processes

2.1.

Fundamentals of Metal Casting

2.1.1.

Melting and Pouring

2.1.2.

Solidification Principles

2.1.2.1.

Nucleation and Growth

2.1.2.2.

2.1.2.3.

Solidification Shrinkage

2.1.3.

Mold Design Principles

2.1.3.1.

2.1.3.2.

Risering Systems

2.1.3.3.

2.2.

2.2.1.

2.2.1.1.

Pattern Materials

2.2.1.2.

Pattern Allowances

2.2.2.

2.2.2.1.

2.2.2.2.

2.2.3.

Mold Preparation

2.2.3.1.

Sand Properties

2.2.3.2.

Molding Procedures

2.3.

Investment Casting

2.3.1.

Wax Pattern Creation

2.3.2.

Shell Building Process

2.3.3.

Burnout and Pouring

2.3.4.

Applications and Advantages

2.4.

2.4.1.

Hot Chamber Die Casting

2.4.2.

Cold Chamber Die Casting

2.4.3.

Die Design Considerations

2.4.4.

Process Parameters

2.5.

Permanent Mold Casting

2.5.1.

Gravity Permanent Mold

2.5.2.

Low-Pressure Permanent Mold

2.6.

Centrifugal Casting

2.6.1.

True Centrifugal Casting

2.6.2.

Semi-Centrifugal Casting

2.6.3.

Centrifuge Casting

2.7.

Casting Defects and Quality Control

2.7.1.

Porosity Defects

2.7.2.

Shrinkage Defects

2.7.3.

Inclusion Defects

2.7.4.

Surface Defects

2.7.5.

Inspection Methods

2.7.5.1.

Visual Inspection

2.7.5.2.

Radiographic Testing

2.7.5.3.

Ultrasonic Testing

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