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: Sand Casting

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Basic Information

Tempered sand is packed onto wood or metal pattern halves, removed from the pattern, and assembled with or without cores, and metal is poured into resultant cavities. Various core materials can be used. Molds are broken to remove castings. Specialized binders now in use can improve tolerances and surface finish.

Pouring the melted metal in the sand molds