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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
Flask (foundry) — A flask is a type of tooling used to contain a mold in metal casting. A flask has only sides, and no top or bottom, and forms a frame around the mold, which is typically made of molding sand. The shape of a flask may be square, rectangular, round … Wikipedia
flask — A small receptacle, usually of glass, used for holding liquids, powder, or gases. [M.E. keg, fr. Fr. flasque, fr. Germanic] casting f. SYN: refractory f.. crown f. SYN: denture f.. denture f. a sectional metal boxlike case in which a sectional… … Medical dictionary
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
flask — The container used for making a mold. In the case of the one pictured here, the flask is a steel cylinder open at each end in which an investment has been poured over a wax model to fill the flask to its rim in the lost wax casting process … 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
flask — flæsk /flÉ‘Ësk n. round glass bottle with a long narrow neck (used in laboratory experiments); small glass or metal bottle with a screw on lid; box, container (used in casting metal) … English contemporary dictionary
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
Lost-wax casting — A model of an apple in wax … Wikipedia
Riser (casting) — Underfeeder redirects here. For the health problem, see Underfeeding. A bronze casting showing the sprue and risers A riser, also known as a feeder,[1] is a reservoir built into a metal casting … Wikipedia
