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What is Casting?

Casting is a process by which a material is introduced into a mold while it is liquid, allowed to solidify in the shape inside the mold, and then removed producing a fabricated object, part, or casting. Casting is often used for creating one or more copies of an original piece of sculptural (three-dimensional) artwork. It is also used extensively in the automobile manufacture industry, such as the casting of engine blocks or cylinder heads, or vacuum-forming of plastics and in the lost core process. The process, particularly when performed with molten metals, is also called founding.

What is a Foundry?

A foundry is a factory which produces castings of metal, both ferrous and non-ferrous. Most foundries specialize in particular metals, and have furnaces dedicated to these. For example an iron foundry (for cast iron) will use a cupola, similar to a small blast furnace, while a steel, bronze or brass foundry will normally use an electrical induction furnace or in some cases a gas heated crucible furnace.

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