submit urlsubmit rss feedadd directory

article

Casting is a process by which a material is introduced into a mold while it is liquid, allowed to solidify in the shape inside the mold, and then removed producing a fabricated object or part. The finished product is also called a casting. Casting is often used for creating one or more copies of an original piece of sculptural (three-dimensional) artwork. It is also used extensively in the automobile manufacture industry, such as the casting of engine blocks or cylinder heads, or vacuum-forming of plastics and in the lost core process. The process, particularly when performed with molten metals, is also called founding.

Casting may be used to form hot, liquid metals or meltable plastics (called thermoplastics), or various materials that cold set after mixing of components such as certain plastic resins (e.g. epoxy), water setting materials such as concrete or plaster, and materials that become liquid or paste when moist such as clay, which when dry enough to be rigid is removed from the mold, further dried, and fired in a kiln.

More on [ Casting ]


directory of related categories

 
directory of related topicsIowa Hospitals
Physicians in Iowa

Business and Economy :: Iowa

 
Iowa RSS feed
Iowa - Twitter Search

Former Iowa slaughterhouse manager testifies #US #politics #news http://bit.ly/4dsevs
DailyMeNews (DailyMe: U.S. News) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:52:41 -0000
Former Iowa slaughterhouse manager testifies #US #politics #news http://bit.ly/4dsevs
Overnight drive to Denver from Iowa begins now.
ryangxstl (Ryan Garrett) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:52:25 -0000
Overnight drive to Denver from Iowa begins now.
“You Really Ought to Give Iowa a Try:” Tourism, Community Identity... http://tinyurl.com/ya3kz4s
tammiehu11bd (Tammie Howell) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:51:01 -0000
“You Really Ought to Give Iowa a Try:” Tourism, Community Identity... http://tinyurl.com/ya3kz4s
@DierksBentley ps-I think it would be super awesome if you and @glorianatheband did a song together in Iowa!! ;)
CJlovesJD (Chelsea) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:50:56 -0000
@DierksBentley ps-I think it would be super awesome if you and @glorianatheband did a song together in Iowa!! ;)
Breathe Carolina was GREAT - Cartel & This Providence tomorrow night - House of Bricks in DES MOINES IOWA
jonpeake (Jonathan Peake) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:50:52 -0000
Breathe Carolina was GREAT - Cartel & This Providence tomorrow night - House of Bricks in DES MOINES IOWA
Nights in iowa city are never boring...
MollyElise (Molly B) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:50:44 -0000
Nights in iowa city are never boring...

 
Subscribe to Iowa RSS feed

directory of related sites

404 Bruns Machine, Inc. - Fabrication and machining services are offered. Provides a list of equipment and a company history.
Meta Description: [ Bruns Machine Inc. a fabrication and machine shop facility ]

Eagle Engineering, Inc - Offering product development, tool, and equipment design as well as robotic, PLC, CNC, and automated systems and gauging services.
Meta Description: [ Eagle Engineering, Manufacturer's One-Source Support Facility providing new product development, tool design, special machine and equipment design, cost reduction analysis and more ]

Lakes Machining Company - Offers services using CNC and conventional lathes, mills, saws, drills, benders, and tappers.
Meta Description: [ CNC Machine Shop custom precision cnc parts - CNC Manufacturing in Iowa ]

Iowa related videos
U.S.: Back to Iowa - nytimes.com/video
Next Video
Iowa related videos

 

HOMEADVERTISINGABOUT US

articlesartsbusinesscomputersgameshealthhospitalshomekids & teensnewsmobilephysiciansrecreationreferenceregionalscienceshoppingsocietysportsworld


Submit a Site About Become an Editor