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Foundry

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A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. [1]

55 relations: Abrasive blasting, Alloy, Aluminium, Aluminium alloy inclusions, Bandsaw, Bellfounding, Brass, Bronze, Butterworth-Heinemann, Cast iron, Casting, Casting (metalworking), Ceramic mold casting, Coke (fuel), Core (manufacturing), Crucible, Cupola furnace, Die casting, Draft (engineering), Electric arc furnace, Factory, Ferroalloy, Flux (metallurgy), Forging, Foundry sand testing, Furnace, Grinding machine, Induction furnace, Investment casting, Ladle (metallurgy), Lost-foam casting, Machining, Magnesium, Metal, Metalworking, Milling (machining), Molding (process), Nickel, Numerical control, Oxford, Oxy-fuel welding and cutting, Parting line, Porosity sealing, Punching, Refining, Reverberatory furnace, Riser (casting), Sand casting, Sandpaper, Semi-finished casting products, ..., Shot peening, Smelting, Steel, Welding, Zinc. Expand index (5 more) »

Abrasive blasting

Abrasive blasting, more commonly known as sandblasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants.

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Alloy

An alloy is a combination of metals or of a metal and another element.

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Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Aluminium alloy inclusions

An inclusion is a solid particle in liquid aluminium alloy.

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Bandsaw

A bandsaw (also written band saw) is a saw with a long, sharp blade consisting of a continuous band of toothed metal stretched between two or more wheels to cut material.

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Bellfounding

Bellfounding is the casting of bells in a foundry for use in churches, clocks, and public buildings.

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Brass

Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.

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Bronze

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.

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Butterworth-Heinemann

Butterworth–Heinemann is a British publishing company specialized in professional information and learning materials for higher education and professional training, in printed and electronic forms.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%.

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Casting

Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.

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Casting (metalworking)

In metalworking and jewellery making, casting is a process in which a liquid metal is somehow delivered into a mold (it is usually delivered by a crucible) that contains a hollow shape (i.e., a 3-dimensional negative image) of the intended shape.

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Ceramic mold casting

Ceramic mold casting, also known ambiguously as ceramic molding, is a group of metal casting processes that use ceramics as the mold material.

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Coke (fuel)

Coke is a fuel with a high carbon content and few impurities, usually made from coal.

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Core (manufacturing)

A core is a device used in casting and moulding processes to produce internal cavities and reentrant angles (an interior angle that is greater than 180°).

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Crucible

A crucible is a container that can withstand very high temperatures and is used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes.

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Cupola furnace

A cupola or cupola furnace is a melting device used in foundries that can be used to melt cast iron, Ni-resist iron and some bronzes.

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Die casting

Die casting is a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity.

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Draft (engineering)

In engineering, draft is the amount of taper for molded or cast parts perpendicular to the parting line.

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Electric arc furnace

An electric arc furnace (EAF) is a furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric arc.

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Factory

A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers manufacture goods or operate machines processing one product into another.

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Ferroalloy

Ferroalloy refers to various alloys of iron with a high proportion of one or more other elements such as manganese (Mn), aluminium (Al), or silicon (Si).

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Flux (metallurgy)

In metallurgy, a flux (derived from Latin fluxus meaning “flow”) is a chemical cleaning agent, flowing agent, or purifying agent.

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Forging

Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces.

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Foundry sand testing

Foundry sand testing is a process used to determine if the foundry sand has the correct properties for a certain casting process.

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Furnace

A furnace is a device used for high-temperature heating.

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Grinding machine

A grinding machine, often shortened to grinder, is any of various power tools or machine tools used for grinding, which is a type of machining using an abrasive wheel as the cutting tool.

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Induction furnace

An Induction Furnace is an electrical furnace in which the heat is applied by induction heating of metal.

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Investment casting

Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-wax casting, one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques.

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Ladle (metallurgy)

In metallurgy, a ladle is a vessel used to transport and pour out molten metals.

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Lost-foam casting

Lost-foam casting (LFC) is a type of evaporative-pattern casting process that is similar to investment casting except foam is used for the pattern instead of wax.

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Machining

Machining is any of various processes in which a piece of raw material is cut into a desired final shape and size by a controlled material-removal process.

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Magnesium

Magnesium is a chemical element with symbol Mg and atomic number 12.

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Metal

A metal (from Greek μέταλλον métallon, "mine, quarry, metal") is a material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard when in solid state, opaque, shiny, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity.

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Metalworking

Metalworking is the process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large-scale structures.

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Milling (machining)

Milling is the machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece by advancing (or feeding) the cutter into the workpiece at a certain direction.

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Molding (process)

Molding or moulding (see spelling differences) is the process of manufacturing by shaping liquid or pliable raw material using a rigid frame called a mold or matrix.

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Nickel

Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28.

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Numerical control

Computer numerical control (CNC) is the automation of machine tools by means of computers executing pre-programmed sequences of machine control commands.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Oxy-fuel welding and cutting

Principle of the burn cutting Oxy-fuel welding (commonly called oxyacetylene welding, oxy welding, or gas welding in the U.S.) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that use fuel gases and oxygen to weld and cut metals, respectively.

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Parting line

A parting line, in industrial casting of molds, is the border line in which draft angles change direction.

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Porosity sealing

Porosity sealing, also known as vacuum impregnating, metal impregnating, polymer impregnating, and porous metal sealing, is the process of filling a porous substrate to make it airtight.

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Punching

Punching is a forming process that uses a punch press to force a tool, called a punch, through the workpiece to create a hole via shearing.

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Refining

Refining (also perhaps called by the mathematical term affining) is the process of purification of a (1) substance or a (2) form.

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Reverberatory furnace

A reverberatory furnace is a metallurgical or process furnace that isolates the material being processed from contact with the fuel, but not from contact with combustion gases.

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Riser (casting)

A riser, also known as a feeder, is a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage.

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Sand casting

Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material.

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Sandpaper

Sandpaper and glasspaper are names used for a type of coated abrasive that consists of sheets of paper or cloth with abrasive material glued to one face.

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Semi-finished casting products

Semi-finished casting products are intermediate castings produced in a steel mill that need further processing before being a finished good.

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Shot peening

Shot peening is a cold working process used to produce a compressive residual stress layer and modify mechanical properties of metals and composites.

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Smelting

Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore in order to melt out a base metal.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Welding

Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing fusion, which is distinct from lower temperature metal-joining techniques such as brazing and soldering, which do not melt the base metal.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundry

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