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    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