Science and Technology of Casting Processes

InTech, 2012, 350 pages, ISBN: 9535107743 9789535107743This book deals with various science and technology factors that need careful consideration in producing a casting.The topics include simulation of continuous casting process, control of solidification of continuous castings, influence of mold flux in continuous casting, segregation in strip casting of steel, developments in shell and solid investment mold processes, innovative pressure control during filling of sand molds, fracture toughness specifically of castings, permanent molding of cast iron, wear resistant castings and improvement of accuracy in estimating graphite nodularity in ductile iron castings.ContentsDisposable Mold Castings
Sand Mold Press Casting with Metal Pressure Control System
Progress in Investment Castings
New Casting Method of Bionic Non-Smooth Surface on the Complex Casts
Evaluation and Modification of the Block Mould Casting Process Enabling the Flexible Production of Small Batches of Complex CastingsReusable Mold Castings
Permanent Molding of Cast Irons - Present Status and Scope
Control Technology of Solidification and Cooling in the Process of Continuous Casting of Steel
Mould Fluxes in the Steel Continuous Casting ProcessEvaluation of Castings
Segregation of P in Sub-Rapid Solidified Steels
Accuracy Improving Methods in Estimation of Graphite Nodularity of Ductile Cast Iron by Measurement of Ultrasonic Velocity
Fracture Toughness of Metal Castings
Research on Simulation and Casting of Mechanical Parts Made of Wear-and-Tear-Resistant Steels