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iron sand casting

Iron sand casting begins with the production of a mold - this is basically a container used to fashion iron into its desired shape. The mould is produced using a pattern. A pattern is basically a template of the shape you want to create. Several times that pattern is arranged in the mould box which filled with sand. The sand is compacted around the pattern to form a mold in the shape of the pattern. Using packed-in sand holds the exact shape from which we cast/pattern without a mold so when you remove your pettern an empty space (matching inverse of pattern) is left in the clay.

When the mold is ready, it's time to prepare to melt the iron. A blast furnace, a special oven, heats iron to make it into liquid. This liquid iron is poured into the mold, through a special path called sprue. The sprue is a funnel as it helps guide the iron in the proper location. In the end, when it cools down and gets harded,It starts taking the shape of that mould. This is it, the most exciting moment (seriously!): very soon this liquid iron will become a solid.

Advantages and limitations of iron sand casting

Iron sand casting has some great aspects. To begin with, it is Schexy because 1) not very expensive. For that reason this, a great alternative for lots of organization growth pressing iron components. This also helps it to make larger & heavier objects as the molds can be designed according to these bigger sizes too. The flexibility of iron sand casting makes it ideal for use in an array of different industries.

But at the same, there are some cons going along with this process. The big problem is, however that you can only use sand molds once. Which means it is probably not the best method for mass-producing copies of an item. If a company is trying to produce many of the same part, they are going ot have to figure another way. This also takes a lot of energy to heat and melt the iron, which can prove to be less environmentally friendly than other approaches. It is something that a lot of industries are striving to get better at.

Why choose YUNLONG iron sand casting?

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