investment-castings

Both cast iron and cast steel are ferrous materials that are primarily made up of iron and carbon. Both are excellent in investment casting in terms of qualities and are hence employed in various applications. They have excellent mechanical attributes, which will make it quite challenging to choose between the two. In this article, we’ll […]

Ferralloy, Inc. is producing stainless steel balls for the oil and gas valve industry.The balls are investment cast from 304 and 316 grades of stainless steel and are then machined and polished to the engineering requirements of our customers.Sizes available are from ¾” to 10” diameter and are available in hollow, solid and spherical designs.

If you are in an industry that uses food processing equipment, valve components, power generation equipment, hydroelectric facilities, or furnace parts, chances are that you have heard the term “investment casting”. But what is investment casting? And more importantly, why should you use it?What is the Investment Casting? Investment casting (also known as lost-wax casting) […]

A large manufacturer of industrial motors requested Ferralloy, Inc. to redesign an internal motor component, so as to eliminate a large portion of the machining required to finish it.By utilizing the investment casting process, the company was able to reduce the weight of the casting and actually ‘cast in’ a few features that were machined […]

The company is supplying a beverage industry equipment manufacturer with two versions of these investment cast components. The 3 pound and 4 pound versions of the 316L investment castings were originally produced as fabrications from plate and bar stock. The components were welded together and then machined. By utilizing the investment casting process, the subassembly […]

Ferralloy, Inc. is producing investment cast, internal valve components for an international Pressure Relief Valve manufacturer in the oil and gas industry. The ‘high lift disc’ components are cast in 17-4 stainless steel, machined, and heat treated to the customer’s drawing specifications and hardness requirements. These investment castings are purchased in lot sizes between 10,000 […]

Ferralloy, Inc. is supplying machined investment castings to a customer in the water treatment industry. The three (3) investment castings are components in an assembly that are produced in Type 316-L stainless steel. Ferralloy, Inc. is stocking the products in its warehouse and releasing them according to their customer’s requirements.

If you’re familiar with the production of investment castings, you probably understand how important heat treatments are regardless if your project requires ferrous or non-ferrous alloys. Without the critical stage of applying heat treatments, the mechanical properties of the materials used will not be sufficiently enhanced. Therefore, a range of heat treatment processes such as […]

There are many benefits to vacuum casting in the investment casting process. Before we dive into that though, let’s talk a little about what vacuum casting for investment castings is. What Is Vacuum Casting? Vacuum casting is commonly used in generating prototypes and industrial parts. It is a flexible and reliable process that requires either […]

If you have a project of metal parts and you’re not quite sure about the production process that it requires, it’s best to look into the investment casting technique. Better yet, talk to an expert at producing investment castings and other engineered metal products. In most cases, people choose the investment casting method when they […]