Copper Reducing
August 7th, 2006
Copper Investment Casting, A Piece of History In Just About Every Product
Copper investment casting is something you might not know much about, but despite that, it’s something that has an incredible impact on our everyday lives. But first, what is it?
Investment casting, also called lost-wax casting, is a metal forming technique that dates all the way back to ancient Egypt. Back then, beeswax was used to from a pattern, which was then filled with the casting material to provide metal components complemented by a high level of repeatability, accuracy, and strength. To this day, things haven’t changed too much – although primitive beeswax and rudimentary metals have now been replaced with more modern materials. Either way, copper investment casting is where it all began, and just like it was an extremely valuable process thousands of years ago, it continues to be just that today.
Copper investment casting is predominately known as a go-to method for sculpture and various other art forms, but what’s slightly less known is that copper alloy investment casting has a number of extremely valuable commercial applications as well.
Copper allow investment casting can be used for the creation of a wide variety of mechanical parts that feature thin walls, high durability, and excellent finishing. Every day, copper investment casting is utilized to provide high quality parts for industries ranging from the aerospace industry to the military and far beyond.
With copper investment casting, it’s not only possible to provide repeatable, high quality parts, but it’s also possible to reduce the weight of products by cutting down on welding and eliminating nuts and bolts.
As a testament to the cost efficiency of investment casting, the process came into its own during World War II. During the war, there was an intense demand for precision manufacturing with specialized alloys that called for a level of machining that was too expensive and time consuming. Under these circumstances, copper investment casting was the perfect solution. Industry then took advantage of investment casting to provide high precision and quality at reduced costs, solidifying investment casting as the process of choice for a wide variety of industrial applications for years to come.
About the Author
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