Trade and Industrial Education

FOUNDRY MELTING/CASTING : Advanced (Book with DVD)  (Workbook Included)

FOUNDRY MELTING/CASTING : Advanced (Book with DVD) (Workbook Included)

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  • About the Editor
    • Highlights basic to core competencies required in foundry melting casting.
    • Insists in melting aluminum-silicon alloys for safety tested castings; melting metals using coreless induction furnace, etc.
    • Learn to lead small teams including setting and maintaining team and individual performance standards.

Foundry Melting/Casting: Advanced comprehends various diverse practical and visual skills with knowledge of specialized materials and techniques. A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron. However, other metals, such as bronze, brass, steel, magnesium, and zinc, are also used to produce castings in foundries. In this process, parts of desired shapes and sizes can be formed. This book will introduce the knowledge and skills for those studying and/or working in foundry industry to interpret and convey information in response to workplace requirements.


About this Book


The information in this book consists of competencies that a person must achieve to melt aluminum-silicon alloys for safety tested castings; melt Metals using coreless induction furnace and melt automotive gray iron castings in cupola.


About the Foundry Industry


The foundry industry consists of many stages from mining to the actual casting of the metal and iron. While most of the materials used in the foundry industry are mined from the earth as ore and minerals that are heated and liquified, many recycled iron and steel products are also heated and liquidated before being poured into molds and turned into new steel and iron bars. This type of recycling brings scrap yards, automobile salvage yards and neighborhood recycling programs into the foundry industry. Trucking and rail services are also involved in the process of creating new steel from old and discarded steel scrap, as they transport the raw materials to the foundry where the scrap is turned into new steel.


While the foundry industry is not responsible for the creation of many finished items, it is responsible for creating the raw castings that are finished by other factories. Once the raw materials have been heated to a liquid and poured into molds, the foundry industry process often requires use of large drop-hammers to pound the hot iron bars into a specific size and shape. Many different steel types and iron types are created by the mixture and addition of certain minerals to the molten iron while it is still in the large cauldrons. Engineering firms have a construction crew or hire a construction company to build the foundry. Engineers work with construction foremen to plan and construct the facility from start to finish. Foundry engineers look at the current setup and structure and determine solutions to meet the customer’s needs within the current facility.