Cover is for reference only

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Campbell, John, 1938- (Editor)
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Published: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2004.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Founding.
Metal castings.
Fonderie.
Pie ces moule es.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
Fundic a o.
Electronic books
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750647915
Summary: 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 decades of experience in the casting industry and is the author of over 40 technical papers and patents. He has become well-known in the foundry industry as the originator of the Cosworth casting process, which is becoming accepted throughout the world as a new production process for the casting of cylinder heads and blocks. He is now Federal Mogul Professor of Casting Technology at the University of Birmingham.
Item Description: Revised edition of: Castings. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 205 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.
ISBN: 9781417537006
1417537000
1592782787
9781592782789
0080476414
9780080476414
9780750647915
0750647914
9786611008949
6611008942
Index Number: TS230
CLC: TG2
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.

Related Book Recommendations