Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current state of the art manufacturing
techniques using sand molds for the casting industry by the means of additive manufacturing …

Megacasting is a new concept in the automotive industry. A large number of sheet metal
parts will be replaced with one large aluminum casting, ie, a megacasting. This helps to …

The shrinkage ratio is a key parameter in designing the investment casting die for hollow
turbine blades of high-performance aircraft engines. To avoid extensive modifications to the …

Simulation based casting is used in modern metal casting industries to a great extent. A
number of software are available for casting simulations which allow methods engineers to …

Investment casting (IC) is the most precise and second most widely employed casting
process after sand casting. Despite its huge application potential, the process has certain …

Purpose Casting is one of the well-known manufacturing processes to make durable parts of
goods and machinery. However, the quality of the casting parts depends on the proper …

The present text is the second part of an editorial written for a Special Issue entitled
Advances in Metal Casting Technology. The first part, which was published in November …

The gating and riser system design is essential for both quality and cost in large-scale
casting and is expected to reach several objectives simultaneously. However, even with the …

The tensile properties of an alloy can be exploited if detrimental defects and imperfections of
the casting are minimized and the microstructural characteristics are optimized through …

Ceramic core shifting during the filling process of investment casting is one of the key factors
that influence the wall thickness accuracy of hollow turbine blades. Although plenty of study …