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sand casting - castingjc - 11-21-2022
Sand casting is the oldest known casting process, dating back to before 1000 BC Process control, material selection, tolerance capability, ability to produce fine parts, wide size range - of course, these have all come a long way progress. But metal fundamentals were relatively unchanged. Create a cavity in the shape of your desired part and pour molten metal into it.
Developed over the centuries, sand casting is the most versatile and probably the most widely used method of metal casting.
Design requirements (including shape and size needs), part and tooling costs, quantities required, and even manufacturing feasibility determine which metalworking processes (including which casting processes) are most appropriate when choosing how to manufacture a product.
Products manufactured using sand casting employ techniques that can produce shaped parts of virtually any design, including very large parts and parts with internal channels