Foundry Metals & Materials topics include: Cast irons, copper and magnesium alloys, foundry fluxes and refractories, steel and stainless steel melting, degassing metals and materials, foundry metals and alloys and aluminium alloys. Foundry metals and materials include: Cast iron: A common, inexpensive metal used in foundry casting Shell molding: A method used to produce cores for traditional sand casting Furan resin sand casting: A self-hardening sand used to produce complex metal castings Casting alloys: A metal or alloy that is poured into molds to produce metal castings Foundry sand:... Show more

Foundry Metals & Materials topics include: Cast irons, copper and magnesium alloys, foundry fluxes and refractories, steel and stainless steel melting, degassing metals and materials, foundry metals and alloys and aluminium alloys.

Foundry metals and materials include:
Cast iron: A common, inexpensive metal used in foundry casting
Shell molding: A method used to produce cores for traditional sand casting
Furan resin sand casting: A self-hardening sand used to produce complex metal castings
Casting alloys: A metal or alloy that is poured into molds to produce metal castings
Foundry sand: A by-product of the metal casting industry, used as a molding material
Loam molding: A mixture of clay, sand, straw, or dung used to produce large, symmetrical objects
Magnesium alloys: A material with a high strength-to-weight ratio and good resistance to corrosion and wear
Porosity: A major defect in metal casting that can decrease the mechanical performance of the material
Ceramic nanoparticles in metal matrix composites: A matrix-ceramic interface that affects the strength and elastic modulus of metal matrix composites 
 

Related Test: Casting Practice Test: Moulding with Polymers

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