Tag: metal casting

  • Step by Step stages of sand casting

    Step by Step stages of sand casting

    Any metal alloy, ferrous or otherwise, can be cast using the common casting method known as sand casting. It is frequently employed in industrial settings for mass manufacturing of components for automobiles made of metal casting, such as engine blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, etc. The process of sand casting can be categorized into seven. Step…

  • What are the types of casting processes?

    What are the types of casting processes?

    Making items by pouring molten metal into a blank, shaped space is known as metal casting. The metal then hardens and cools into the shape that this shaped mold has provided for it. If an item needs to be machined out of a solid piece of metal, casting is frequently a less expensive option. There…

  • Understanding creep in a material

    Understanding creep in a material

    Creep, sometimes known as cold flow, is the tendency of a solid material to move slowly or undergo irreversible deformation when subjected to ongoing mechanical loads. It can happen as a result of prolonged exposure to high-stress levels that are still below the material’s yield strength. Long-term heat exposure makes creep more severe, and it…

  • Understanding extrusion process

    Understanding extrusion process

    The extrusion process is one of the most common processes in the production world today. It involves the use of a large variety of materials like metals, plastics, ceramics, etc. The process can be done in either hot or cold when better properties are required. Extrusion processes in metals may increase the strength of the…

  • Understanding centrifugal pump

    Understanding centrifugal pump

    In industry today, centrifugal pumps are one of the most commonly used types. It is used to transport fluid by the conversion of rotational kinetic energy to the hydrodynamic energy of the fluid flow. This energy typically comes from an engine or electric motor. Today you’ll get to know the definition, functions, applications, components, classifications,…

  • Everything you need to know about cutting fluid

    Everything you need to know about cutting fluid

    Due to the advancement of technology, machining processes have brought about the usage of cutting fluid. Cutting fluid is a type of coolant and lubricant used by metalworkers to prolong the working of a cutting tool. the substance also helps to easily cut out hard material without wearing out the tool. There are various types…

  • Understanding the processing and fabrication of plastics

    Understanding the processing and fabrication of plastics

    The processing and fabrication of plastics involve various stages. Plastics today have become inevitable in our daily life, which has caused the demand for plastic to be drastically high. Plastic industries would prefer to recycle plastic materials and convert them into something different. For example, the conversion of plastic pellets into films or the conversion…

  • Different types of metals and their classifications

    Different types of metals and their classifications

    There are various types of metals out there suitable for specific applications. Even though metals are made by mining ore from within the earth. They are extracted from rocks in a large-scale industrial process. Leaving that aside, our purpose here is to discuss the different types of metals and their functions. But before that, different…

  • Understanding the various types of residual stress

    Understanding the various types of residual stress

    In solid materials, residual stress is stresses that remain in them after their original cause of stress is removed. Residual stress can be useless and useful in a material. that is, it may be desirable or undesirable. Unintended residual stress in a material may cause it to fail prematurely, while it can be used in…

  • Everything you need to know about keys and keyways (keyed joints)

    Everything you need to know about keys and keyways (keyed joints)

    In the mechanical engineering field, keyed joints are made up of keys and keyways. These keys can be machined into different forms depending on the type of key joints required. Keyways are machined surfaces on a shaft in the dimension of the key. They are fixed together to ensure no pulling apart of components and…

  • Understanding Hardness, strength, and toughness of materials

    Understanding Hardness, strength, and toughness of materials

    Hardness, strength, and toughness are some of the major and important properties expected in metals and other materials. One or more of these properties will determine their suitability for a specific application. Today in our daily, people tend to use the words strong, tough, and hard in their conversations not knowing how important the word…

  • Everything you need to know about cam and follower

    Everything you need to know about cam and follower

    In mechanical engineering, a higher pair links mechanism is known as a cam and follower mechanism. The cam and follower are machined types of roller or needle bearings designed to work on each other. They come in a vast array of various configurations and they work depending on their applications and final output. Today you’ll…

  • Working principles of investment casting

    Working principles of investment casting

    Today I will be discussing the working principles Investment casting process. Previously an article was published on evaporative casting. Read more: Understanding investment casting Steps of investment casting The first step of this process is to create a wax pattern; it is typically done by injecting wax into a metal tool or die. Due to the…

  • Understanding investment casting

    Understanding investment casting

    Today I will be discussing the definition, applications, working, advantages, and disadvantages. Previously, I published an article on the working of evaporative pattern casting. Read more: Understanding evaporative pattern casting What is investment casting? Investment casting, which is also known as “lost wax” casting. it is a method of the precision casting process to manufacture small…

  • Understanding evaporative pattern casting

    Understanding evaporative pattern casting

    Today I will be discussing the definition, applications, advantages, and disadvantages of evaporative pattern casting. previously, an article was published on investment casting. make sure you check it out! Read more: Understanding investment casting What is evaporative pattern casting? Evaporative pattern casting is a sand casting process that uses foam to form a replica of…

  • Working principle of die casting process and its applications

    Working principle of die casting process and its applications

    Today I will be discussing on working principle of die casting and the applications of die casting. Previously, I examined different types of die casting. if you can recall in the article, hot chamber and cold chamber were mentioned. These are ways of manufacturing parts in die casting. They will be our main focus in…

  • Different Types of Die Casting and their applications

    Different Types of Die Casting and their applications

    Today I will be discussing different types of die-casting and their applications. Die casting is known to be a metalworking process that is carryout by forcing metals or alloys into a mold cavity at a very high temperature. If you can recall from my previous article, the die-casting process is utilized when bulk metallic parts…

  • Understanding die casting

    Understanding die casting

    In today’s world, creating smaller items with complex shapes has become possible using die casting. After varieties of casting process out there, this process tends to stand out as its offer lots of benefits in the manufacturing world. In this article, you’ll get to know the definition, applications, working, advantages, and disadvantages of die casting.…

  • Different Types of Centrifugal Casting and their Working Principle

    Different Types of Centrifugal Casting and their Working Principle

    Centrifugal casting is of different types suitable for different sizes of applications. The casting process is known for producing conical applications including pipes of various kinds. This is why we’ll be discussing the various types of centrifugal casting here today and their working principle. Read more: Working Principles of investment casting Types of centrifugal casting Types…

  • Understanding centrifugal casting

    Understanding centrifugal casting

    Wondering how hollow parts like pipes are produced, centrifugal casting is performed. Centrifugal casting is a metal casting process that is carried out vertically or horizontally in the foundry industry. Today you’ll get to know the definition, applications, working, advantages, and disadvantages of centrifugal casting. Read more: Understanding die casting What is centrifugal casting? Centrifugal…