Shaped Parts Archives - MetalTek Making a Lasting Difference Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:35:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://www.metaltek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/favicon.png Shaped Parts Archives - MetalTek 32 32 What Is The Continuous Casting Process? https://www.metaltek.com/blog/what-is-the-continuous-casting-process/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:00:46 +0000 https://metaltekwww.wpengine.com/?post_type=blog&p=2793 Overview of Continuous Casting Continuous cast shapes are produced by introducing molten metal into a vertical or horizontal mold that has the ability for rapidly chilling the metal to the point of solidification. The rapid chilling in the mold ensures a fine, uniform grain structure in the solidified metal with higher physical properties than sand…

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]]> Shaped Centrifugal Castings https://www.metaltek.com/blog/shaped-centrifugal-castings/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:36:19 +0000 https://metaltekwww.wpengine.com/?post_type=blog&p=2515 Centrifugally cast components are typically thought of as straight walled cylindrical geometries such as tubes, pipe, or rings. They are often cast horizontally in permanent steel dies that have a removable end cap.  Because the part must be extracted from the uncollapsible die, shaping is limited to geometries that have a straight or slightly drafted O.D. …

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