Basic wax modeling: an adventure in creativity
Investment casting
by Beeley, Peter R., Smart, Robert Fyffe, Institute of Metals
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Investment casting
This modern book on investment casting fills a substantial gap in the literature of metal founding. The investment casting sector of the foundry industry has seen rapid growth; despite this the literature devoted specially to investment casting and its products has remained rela…
1. Introduction -- 2. Tooling -- 3. Pattern Technology -- 4. Investment Materials and Ceramic Shell Manufacture -- 5. Melting and Casting -- 6. Gating and Feeding Investment Castings -- 7. Finishing Investment Castings -- 8. Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation -- 9. Def…
This introduction to the art of the metal casting of sculpture combines practical, hands-on instruction with scientifically accurate descriptions of the many processes that a metal sculptor must learn in order to master his or her craft.