Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 8th in SI Units by Pearson

Chapter 12

Metal Casting: Design, Materials, and Economics

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Design Considerations in Casting

12.3 Casting Alloys

12.4 Economics of Casting

Case Studies:

12.1 Illustrations of Poor and Good Casting Designs

 

• This final chapter on metal casting serves as a general guide to the interrelationships among product design, material and process selection, and economic considerations in casting.
• The chapter describes in detail the design considerations for casting operations, and discusses the general guidelines for successful casting practices.
• The characteristics and applications of the most common ferrous and nonferrous alloys are then described.
• The chapter ends with a brief review of casting economics.

12.1 Introduction ...