Casting Flashcards
Casting let you create 4 things?
Complex shapes, Non-circular surface contours, Non-axisymmetric forms, Cavities and Passageways
The 3 disadvantages of casting are?
Poor material properties, Large grain formations, Defects(voids, inclusions, flaws)
_______ mold methods can be used over and over again to produce multiple components using the same mold over.
Permanent
Melting practices start with the “_____” material
Charge(raw or prealloy or scrap)
The 2 methods of electrical heating are
Electric-Arc and Inductive Coil
The Blast furnace or cupola has 5 features
Charging Door, Working Door, Refractory line steel shell, Tuyere, Tap hole
4 types of sand for casting
Silica, Zircon, Chromite, Olivine
4 types of molds
Green sand, Skin dried, Dry sand, Cold cure
The 3 top holes in a mold are
Riser, Vent, Pouring Basin
The middle line in the molding pox is the _______ line
Parting
After the pouring basin is the vertical ______, a ______, then the ________ with the _______
Sprue, Gate, Blind riser, Runner
When the pattern is removed it produces a ____ cavity
Mold
