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Iron Casting Basics

Iron Casting 101

Iron casting is a manufacturing process in which a molten material is poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. Casting materials are usually metals or various cold setting materials that cure after mixing two or more components together; examples are epoxy, concrete, plaster and clay. Iron casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods.

Iron Casting Methods:

Metal

Metal casting is one of the most common casting processes. Metal patterns are more expensive but are more dimensionally stable and durable. Metallic patterns are used where repetitive production of castings is required in large quantities.