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LOST WAX PROCESS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- investment casting
1, record 1, English, investment%20casting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- precision casting 2, record 1, English, precision%20casting
correct
- lost wax process 3, record 1, English, lost%20wax%20process
- investment molding 4, record 1, English, investment%20molding
correct
- precision moulding 5, record 1, English, precision%20moulding
correct
- investment process 5, record 1, English, investment%20process
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Casting metal into a mold produced by surrounding, or investing, an expendable pattern with a refractory slurry coating that sets at room temperature, after which the wax or plastic pattern is removed through the use of heat prior to filling the mold with liquid metal. 3, record 1, English, - investment%20casting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[investment casting is] also called precision casting or lost wax process. 3, record 1, English, - investment%20casting
Record 1, Key term(s)
- investment moulding
- precision molding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moulage et modelage des métaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moulage à la cire perdue
1, record 1, French, moulage%20%C3%A0%20la%20cire%20perdue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moulage de précision 2, record 1, French, moulage%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
masculine noun
- procédé de moulage de précision avec modèle perdu 2, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20moulage%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision%20avec%20mod%C3%A8le%20perdu
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- investment casting
1, record 2, English, investment%20casting
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lost wax process 1, record 2, English, lost%20wax%20process
correct
- wax casting 1, record 2, English, wax%20casting
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Method of casting which produces parts to exact or close to final finish and dimensions. A precise wax or plastic pattern of the part is coated with a ceramic slurry, dried and then fired at a high temperature. Firing fuses the ceramic into a shell mold and at the same time melts and entirely vaporizes the wax pattern. Molten metal is poured into the mold and allowed to harden. The mold is removed by cracking, chipping, or sand-blasting and a precise metal duplicate of the wax pattern emerges. 1, record 2, English, - investment%20casting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group. 2, record 2, English, - investment%20casting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moulage à cire perdue
1, record 2, French, moulage%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de moulage qui produit des pièces ayant un fini et des dimensions à peu près exacts. Un modèle précis de la pièce, en cire ou en plastique, est enduit de ciment de céramique, séché puis chauffé à haute température. La chauffe cuit la céramique pour en faire un moule, faisant par le fait même fondre et vaporiser le modèle de cire. On verse du métal en fusion dans le moule et on laisse durcir. On enlève le moule par cassage, par burinage ou à l'aide d'un jet de sable et on obtient une réplique du modèle de cire. 1, record 2, French, - moulage%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 2, French, - moulage%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-04-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lost wax process 1, record 3, English, lost%20wax%20process
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cire perdue casting 1, record 3, English, cire%20perdue%20casting
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
it consists of making a wax model coating it with a refractory, as clay, to form a mold, that is heated until the wax melts, and then pouring metal into the space left vacant. 1, record 3, English, - lost%20wax%20process
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fonte à cire perdue 1, record 3, French, fonte%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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