Casting

Nonreusable Mold

1. Ceramic Mold Casting

1. Read a brief description about investment casting

2. Read a brief description about plaster mold casting

2. Sand Mold Casting

1. Read a brief description about cored sand casting

2. Read a brief description about green sand casting

3. Read a brief description about no-bake mold casting

4. Read a brief description about shell mold casting

Reusable Mold

1. Die Casting

1. Read a brief description about cold chamber die casting

2. Read a brief description about hot chamber die casting

2. Permanent Mold Casting

1. Read a brief description about permanent mold casting

3. Flexible Mold Casting

4. Continuous Casting

Ceramic Molding

1. Wet Forming

2. Dry Pressing

Polymer Molding

1. Injection Molding

1. Read a brief description about injection molding

2. View a slide show from Drexel University on plastic injection molding

3. View a short video clip about the injection molding screw (1.49 MB, .avi)

2. Blow Molding

1. Read a brief description about blow molding

3. Transfer Molding

1. Read a brief description about transfer molding

4. Compression Molding

1. Read a brief description about compression molding

5. Extrusion Molding

1. Read a brief description about extrusion molding

6. Thermoform Molding

1. Read a brief description about thermoform molding

7. Rotational Molding

1. Read a brief description about rotational molding

Continuous Compacting

1. P/M Extrusion

2. P/M Rolling

Noncontinuous Compacting

1. Pressing (Compacting)

1. Read a brief description about axial powder compaction

2. Centrifugal Compacting

3. Explosive Compacting

4. Isostatic Pressing

1. Read a brief description about isostatic powder compaction

5. Slip Casting (Compacting)

Electroforming

Filament Winding

1. Read a brief description about filament winding

Sheet Laminating

1. View a short video clip showing vacuum bagging taking place (431 KB .avi), (4.58 MB, .mov)

Bulk Laminating

1. Spray Lay-Up

2. Hand Lay-Up

1. View a short video clip showing hand-layup of prepreg material (367 KB, .avi), (4.1 MB, .mov).

2. View a short video clip of an autoclave being loaded (2.01 MB, .mov)

Pultrusion