Everything you ever wanted to know about centrifugal casting.
Definition of Casting
Casting is defined as the act of forming a plastic or liquid substance (molten iron or steel) into a particular shape, as by pouring the substance into a mold and allowing it to solidify. The liquid substance contracts as it solidifies and cools, and the voids which would otherwise be formed are eliminated by feeding additional liquid through gates and risers. These are receptacles produced in the upper portion of the mold and filled with extra liquid (molten metal) during the pouring process. The gates and risers are subsequently removed and discarded in the cleaning of the casting. The inside of cylindrical conventional castings (usually known as static castings) is formed by the portion of the mold known as the core. The core disintegrates as the metal cools and is discarded during the cleaning process.
The primary process used by American Centrifugal, centrifugal casting, does not require internal cores. See the Centrifugal Casting section for more information.
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