Casting history is older than 6000 years. A casting is also known is molding process in which any metal is poured in to the mold. It is one type of manufacturing process in which every metal poured in mold. Generally, casting is uses for creating desired an most intricate of shapes..
Casting can remove other operational processes like machining, forging, and welding. There are different types of casting method or process available today. Generally casting process is divided in to 2 types expendable casting and non-expendable mold casting.Temporary and non-reusable molds are used in expendable casting process. Sand casting, Plaster Casting, Shell Molding, and Investment Castings process are one of the expendable casting processes.
This is oldest metal forming or casting process. Lost wax casting used for tomanufacturing of huge parts like turbocharger wheels, golf club heads, elect huge variety of parts ranging from turbocharger wheels to golf club heads, from electronic boxes to hip replacement implants. Lost wax casting used for investment castings. Today investment castings are used for aircraft engine and airframe parts. Lost wax casting is similar to the Lost Foam Casting in which expendable foam patterns are uses for casting productions. Foam pattern is remaining in mold during metal pouring and it's replaced by molten metal