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A foundry is a factory which produces castings of metal, both ferrous and non-ferrous. Metals are processed by melting, pouring, and casting. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...
A factory worker in 1940s Fort Worth, Texas. ...
This article is about the manufacturing process. ...
Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds. ...
Ferrous in chemistry is a term used for the iron with an oxidation number +2. ...
Iron is the most common base element processed in a modern foundry. However, other metals, such as aluminium, copper, tin, and zinc, can be processed. General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ...
Melting A foundry accomplishes the processing of creating molten metal by using a furnace. The furnace is one of the main parts of a contemporary foundry. A furnace is a device for heating air or any other fluid. ...
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Furnaces use insulated, heated vessels powered by an energy source to melt metal. A furnace is a device for heating air or any other fluid. ...
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Furnace design is a complex process, and the design can be optimized based on multiple factors. Furnaces in foundries can be any size, ranging from mere ounces to hundreds of tons, and they are designed according to the type of metals that are to be melted. Also, furnaces are bound by the fuel available that will produce the desired temperature. For low temperature melting point alloys, such as zinc or tin, melting furnaces may reach around 600 Kelvin. On the high end, from steel, nickel based alloys, tungsten, all the way to other elements with higher melting points, furnaces can reach to over 3600 Kelvin. The fuel used to reach these high temperatures can be electricity, natural gas or propane, charcoal, coke, fuel oil, or wood. General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ...
Coke is a solid carbonaceous residue derived from low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. ...
The majority of foundries specialize in particular metals and have furnaces dedicated to these metals. For example, an iron foundry (for cast iron) may use a cupola, similar to a small blast furnace. While a steel, bronze, or brass foundry will normally use an electrical induction furnace. However, in some cases, they may use a gas heated crucible furnace. Most aluminum foundries use either an electric resistance or gas heated crucible furnace. Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ...
Blast furnace in Sestao, Spain. ...
For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ...
Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ...
Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses each with unique properties[1]. Note that in comparison bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. ...
An induction furnace is an electrical furnace in which the heat is applied by induction heating of a conductive medium (usually a metal) in a crucible around which magnetic coils are wound. ...
Crucibles used in Czochralski method A crucible is a cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures. ...
Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ...
Crucibles used in Czochralski method A crucible is a cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures. ...
Pouring In a foundry, molten metal is poured into molds. Such molds may be made of sand, metal for permanent molding, ceramic, or refractory materials. The pouring can be accomplished with gravity, or it may be assisted with a vacuum or pressurized gas. One half of a bronze mould for casting a socketed spear head dated to the period 1400-1000 BC. There are no known parallels for this mould. ...
The term refractory can refer to multiple things: A refractory clergyman is one who refused to swear an oath to the French Revolution-era French state under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. ...
Casting When the molten metal changes states from liquid to solid, it is said to be cast into a shape. This article is about the manufacturing process. ...
Advantages The finished product of a foundry can be more versatile than the product of a rolling or machining process. Also, the process of casting molten metal, as is occurs in a foundry, can be far more automated than the labor-intensive machining method. profile rolling (to manufacture a cone) Rolling is a fabricating process in which the metal, plastic, paper, glass, etc. ...
External links - Pictures of several foundries and big steel mills
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