Investment Casting

ISBN-13: 9781906540579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 486 str.

P. R. Beeley; R. F. Smart

Opis

This book examines the investment casting process and its products, making it an invaluable reference source for those working in the industry itself, as well as engineers involved with the selection, design and use of investment castings. Coverage includes tooling, pattern technology, investment materials and ceramic shell manufacture, melting and casting, gating and feeding investment castings, finishing investment castings, health, safety and environmental legislation, defects and non-destructive testing, metallurgical aspects: structure control, design for investment casting and a review of applications.

Spis treści

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. Defects and Non-Destructive Testing 10. Metallurgical Aspects: Structure Control 11. Design for Investment Casting 12. Review of Applications.

O autorze

Peter R. Beeley DMet, PhD, CEng, FIM, FIBF. Life Fellow and formerly Senior Lecturer in Metallurgy, University of Leeds, UK. Robert F. Smart BSc , PhD, CEng, FIM. Director, British Investment Casting Trade Association and Secretary, European Investment Casters' Federation.