Product No: GM8800; ISBN: 978-0-87433-110-3
Softcover, 8½ x 11; 96 pages
Author: Nathan Janco; Published: 1988; Reprinted: 1992, 2007, 2012, 2018
Centrifugal Casting represents over 50 years of expertise from the greatest authority on the subject, Nathan Janco. This book is a must for anyone operating a centrifugal shop or considering using products cast by this method.
Keywords: centrifugal, casting, rotation, rotational speeds, centrifugal casting defects, safety
Table of Contents:
Ch.1. What is Centrifugal Casting?
-Centrifugal Casting vs. Forging and Static Casting; Centrifugal Casting Process; Methods of Centrifugal Casting
Ch.2. Types of Machines
-Horizontal Axis Casting Machine; Vertical Axis Casting Machines; Face-Plate Casting Machines; Inclined Axis Casting Machines; Additional Variations
Ch.3. Installation Designs
-Vertical Casting Machine Installation; Horizontal Casting Machine Installation; Casting Machine Drive Systems
Ch.4. Molds
-Mold Types; Design Considerations
Ch.5. Gates and Risers (Vertical)
-Calculating Size; Calculating Sprue Size; Metal Economics
Ch.6. Mold Coatings
-Ideal Characteristics; Effect on Surface Finish; Coating Ingredients; Spray Coating of Molds
Ch.7. Mold Heating and Cooling
Ch.8. Rotational Speeds
-Gravity; Determining Rotational Speeds; Reading Machine RPM; Influence of Rotational Speed; Taper; Casting Dimensions; Machine Construction; Vibration; Metal Effect
Ch.9. Pouring
-Pouring Temperatures; Pouring Equipment; Pouring Rates; Two-Speed Pouring
Ch.10. Casting Removal
-Sand Molds; Metal Molds
Ch.11. Special Castings
-Bi-Metallic; Oxidation Prone; Electric Motor Rotors; Babbitt Bearings
Ch.12. Safety
-Forces; Heat Warpage; Flying Metal; Safety in Centrifuging
Ch.13. Troubleshooting–Defects
-Testing; Quality Control; Defects Peculiar to Centrifugal Casting; Miscellaneous Defects; Quick Reference Defects Guide
Ch.14. Metallurgical Aspects
-Metals in General; Ferrous Metals; Bi-Metallic
Ch.15. Precision Centrifugal Casting
Ch.16. De Lavaud Process
Keywords: centrifugal casting; gravity, rotation, vertical casting, horizontal casting