Casting Handbook (Volume 6) Special Casting (Second Edition)

Author: Compiled by the Casting Branch of the China Society of Mechanical Engineering
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Casting Handbook is published in six volumes: Cast Iron, Cast Steel, Cast Non-Ferrous Alloys, Molding Materials, Casting Processes, and Special Casting. This book is Volume 6, Special Casting. This volume includes investment casting, ceramic mold casting, permanent mold casting, pressure casting, low-pressure casting, differential pressure casting, centrifugal casting, continuous casting, vacuum suction casting, and extrusion casting, among others. The Casting Handbook is published in six volumes: Cast Iron, Cast Steel, Cast Non-Ferrous Alloys, Molding Materials, Casting Processes, and Special Casting. This book is Volume 6, Special Casting. The second edition is a comprehensive revision based on the first edition. Many technical standards and process specifications have been updated, new technical content has been improved and supplemented, and technological trends have been reflected. This volume consists of 11 chapters: Introduction, Investment Casting, Ceramic Mold Casting, Permanent Mold Casting, Pressure Casting, Low-Pressure Casting, Differential Pressure Casting, and Vacuum Suction Casting, Centrifugal Casting, Lost-Wax Casting,, Extrusion Casting, and Continuous Casting, among others. Each chapter introduces the principles and process of various casting methods, casting design and process design, tooling and mold design, specifications and technical conditions of raw and auxiliary materials and their application features, types of equipment and technical parameters, casting processes, quality control, and defect analysis. The content of the entire handbook is rich, novel, and practical. This manual is primarily intended for technical personnel engaged in casting production, but it can also be used as a reference for researchers in material studies and for teachers and students in relevant disciplines at universities and colleges.