Metal Casting: Appropriate technology in the small foundry
Author:   Steve Hurst
Publisher:   ITDG Publishing
ISBN:  

9781853391972


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 December 1996
Format:   Paperback
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Metal Casting: Appropriate technology in the small foundry


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An introduction to small-scale non-ferrous casting. Includes step-by-step instructions on how to make equipment using local materials; and provides information on moulding techniques, pattern making, core making, the use of wax and metal preparation.

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Author:   Steve Hurst
Publisher:   ITDG Publishing
Imprint:   ITDG Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.505kg
ISBN:  

9781853391972


ISBN 10:   1853391972
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 December 1996
Audience:   General/trade
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Section One: Setting up the workshop and foundry; Making the form; Patternmaking; Flexible moulding for waxes. Section Two: Sand moulding; Material; The nature of moulding sand. Section Three: Investment casting; Introduction to lost-wax casting, including lost polystyrene and mercury process; Waxes and wax patterns; The Italian (Roman) and Shaw processes; The clay slurry process; The ceramic shell process. Section Four: Die casting. Section Five: Basic metallurgy; Alloying and recycling scrap; Metal flow and solidification; Designing the sprue system. Section Six: Kilns and furnaces; Crucibles. Section Seven: Common faults in castings; Fettling and finishing.

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