Castings practice : the 10 rules of castings /

Each chapter of Professor Cambell's new book Castings Practice will take a look at one of his 10 rules. It is to be expected that the Rules wil one day be taken as an outline or blueprint for an international specification on the methods for making reliable castings. John Cambell has over two d...

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Main Author: Campbell, John, 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • Rule 1. Achieve a good quality melt
  • Rule 2. Avoid turbulent entrainment (the critical velocity requirement)
  • Rule 3. Avoid laminar entrainment of the surface film (the non-stopping, non-reversing condition)
  • Rule 4. Avoid bubble damage
  • Rule 5. Avoid core blows
  • Rule 6. Avoid shrinkage damage
  • Rule 7. Avoid convection damage
  • Rule 8. Reduce segregation damage
  • Rule 9. Reduce residual stress (the 'no water quench' requirement)
  • Rule 10. Provide location points.