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LOST-FOAM PROCESS [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
CONT

Lost-foam casting can produce parts with complex internal cavities that are difficult to achieve by other casting methods.

CONT

Aluminum engine blocks and cylinder heads, along with the nodular iron crankshaft and differential carriers, are all produced using the lost-foam process.

Key term(s)
  • lost foam casting
  • lost foam process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Moulage et modelage des métaux
CONT

Le moulage à la mousse perdue permet de fabriquer des pièces comprenant des cavités internes de géométrie complexe que les autres techniques de moulage ne peuvent produire qu'avec difficulté.

CONT

Les pièces en fonte faites par le procédé à mousse perdue en utilisant des modèles en polystyrène peuvent présenter des défauts de «carbone brillant».

Key term(s)
  • coulée à la mousse perdue
  • moulage en mousse perdue

Spanish

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