Introduction ‘Are you cut out to be a patternmaker?’ vii 1 Foundry Tour 1-72 2 Mathematics 73-112 3 Background 113-132 4 Fundamentals 133-228 5 Materials 229-276 6 Construction 277-390 7 Machinery 391-542 8 Lost Pattern Process 543-564 9 Plaques and Labels 565-582 10 Bibliography 583-584 11 Appendix 585-650
1 Introduction , 1-4 2 Aggregates , 5-10 3 Equipment , 11-21 4 Pattern & Release Agents , 22-23 5 Core/Mold Coatings , 24-42 6 Chemical Binder Systems , 43-54 7 Self Setting Chemical Binder Systems , 55-101 8 Gas Cured Chemical Processes , 102-128 9 Quality Control , 129-138 10 Troubleshooting , 139-164 11 Casting Defects , 165-169 12 Environmental Considerations …
Ductile Iron – Past, Present and Future 1 Applications for ductile Irons 6 Standard Specifications 13 Fundamentals of Metallurgy and Metallography of ductile Irons 24 What it Takes to Found Ductile Iron 39 Melting the Ductile Iron Base 40 Charge Materials 50 Desulfurizing 52 Spheroldizing 54 Inoculation 71 Selecting Chemical Composition 77 Gating 101 Ri…