The title “Foundry Technology” brings together basic metal casting phenomena, foundry techniques and product characteristics in a single work of reference. This book is designed to serve as a bridge between the study of the basic principles of metal founding and their application in the producing and user industries. A particular aim of foundry technology is to assist engineers and engineering students in appreciating the role of castings in design and materials selection. Orthodox and specialized casting processes, and both ferrous and non-ferrous foundings are considered on a comparative basis, and the place of castings in design is critically examined and related to other products. While retaining treatments of basic aspects of molding, solidification, cast structures and feeding, newer developments in modeling and rapid prototyping are reviewed, together with quality, environmental, health and other issues of growing importance. This book attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under this discipline and how such concepts have practical applications. While understanding the long-term perspectives of the topics, the book makes an effort in highlighting their impact as a modern tool for the growth of the discipline. This book will help all the readers about the technologies used in foundry for metal casting and targets their interest in this field.
Preface
1. Introduction to Foundry Technology
2. Foundry Metallurgy
3. Casting Design
4. Solidification of Castings
5. The Moulding Material
6. Risering in Casting
7. Introduction to Gating
8. Special Moulding Techniques
9. Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundry
10. Modernization and Mechanization of Foundry
Index
Larae Corbitt is a Senior Science Research Specialist at Institute of Technology, Greifswald. She pursued her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Public University of Science, Catalonia. She has expertise in special casting processes, metallurgy and industrial technology. Corbitt has authored more than 100 papers and articles, published and presented in international journals and conferences, respectively.
