Casting Handbook 6 (2nd Edition) (Special Casting)

Author: Compiled by the Casting Branch of the China Society of Mechanical Engineering
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
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, and new technical content has been improved and supplemented to reflect technological trends. 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 Foam Casting,, Extrusion Casting, and Continuous Casting, among others. Each chapter introduces the principles and processes 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, equipment types and technical parameters, casting processes, quality control, and defect analysis. The content of the book is rich, up-to-date, 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 students and teachers in related fields at universities and colleges.