Casting Design and Performance

Component casting has many design advantages, especially when complex geometries are required. There are many options and challenges in producing efficient casting designs, and this publication acquaints readers with fundamental information about how casting design influences casting solidification and how casting solidification influences casting properties. Mechanical property data, especially for dynamic properties, are also described in details for cast iron, steel, and aluminum.

Contents

Part 1 : Casting Design Principles and Practices
Chapter 1: Casting Design Issues and Practices
Chapter 2: Casting Design and Processes
Chapter 3: Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processing

Part 2 : Process Design
Chapter 4: Riser Design
Chapter 5: Gating Design
Chapter 6: Design for Economical Sand Molding
Chapter 7: Design for Economical Coring

Part 3 : Design and Geometry
Chapter 8: Casting Design and Geometry
Chapter 9: Design Problems Involving Thin Sections
Chapter 10: Design Problems Involving Uniform Sections
Chapter 11: Design Problems Involving Unequal Sections
Chapter 12: Design Problems Involving Junctions
Chapter 13: Design Problems Involving Distortion

Part 4 : Casting Performance
Chapter 14: Corrosion of Cast Irons
Chapter 15: Corrosion of Cast Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Chapter 16: Corrosion of Cast Stainless Steels
Chapter 17: Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Cast Irons
Chapter 18: Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Cast Steels
Chapter 19: Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Aluminum Alloy Castings
Chapter 20: Friction and Wear of Cast Irons
Chapter 21: Friction and Wear of Aluminum-Silicon Alloys
Chapter 22: Failure Analysis of Castings
Chapter 23: Inspection of Castings
Appendix: Classification of Casting Defects
Index

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