investment-castings

Have you ever wondered how some of the most common machines are made? What goes into making these parts? You’d be surprised to know that a lot of the things you use every day are made by investment castings. What is an Investment Casting? The investment casting process is ideal for creating a high-volume of […]

Lost-wax castings are commonly known as precision castings or investment castings. It is a procedure of designing and building an object with the use of a variety of metals. From simple to complex objects, lost-wax casting use metals like bronze, brass, silver, or gold to create an original pattern or model. The Lost-Wax Casting Process […]

Investment castings can be used to make a wide range of products and prototypes. It’s important when using investment castings to make your product or prototype to use the right materials. Aluminum alloy, titanium alloy, steel, and superalloys are all quality materials used. Let’s take a deeper look into each one. Aluminum Alloy Aluminum alloy […]

Creating a strong finished product sometimes takes several steps. So, saving labor and still getting a quality component is key. And, that’s exactly what net shape processing or manufacturing does! So, if investment castings are a necessary component of your next project, understanding net shape manufacturing is smart. What is Net Shape Manufacturing? The final […]

Perhaps the biggest problem that you’ve encountered in your attempt of producing stainless steel investment castings is shrinkage. Although these defects are invisible to the naked eye, these shrinking defects can be detected after post machining. The poor shrinkage of molten skill can be attributed to several factors, namely: The Sprue Gate’s Effect If a […]

If you’re not already using investment castings, it might be time for you to start. These castings are extremely versatile. They can be big or small and made out of a large range of materials, all while maintaining exceptional accuracy. With benefits like these, it’s no surprise that investment castings are one of the oldest […]

The quality of metal components can make or break a project – literally. So, having high-quality materials and final products is of the utmost importance. At Ferralloy, our expert metal workers use an array of testing and inspection services. These confirm compliance with engineering specifications. They also ensure you are receiving the best of the […]

Investment casting is one of the oldest manufacturing processes. It dates back thousands of years and is used to make pipe fittings, turbine blades, armament parts, lock parts, hand tools, and even jewelry. They can be made using a wide variety of metals. Those include aluminum alloys, bronze alloys, magnesium alloys, cast iron, stainless steel, […]

It takes many types of people to make the world go around and it takes many types of parts to make any machine work. One of the many ways to make these components is through investment castings. What Is an Investment Casting? Investment casting is a type of manufacturing process that involves creating castings from […]

Die casting, and investment casting are 2 of the foremost important types of casting. Die casting is a method wherein molten metal is created and formed into a mold cavity by way of enforcing high pressure. On the other side, investment casting is a process that involves the injection of wax into the aluminum cavity. […]