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Principles of Metal Casting, Third Edition (P/L CUSTOM SCORING SURVEY) Hardcover – Illustrated, 16 Jun. 2014
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Written by prominent industry experts, Principles of Metal Casting, Third Edition, addresses the latest advances in the field such as melting, casting processes, sand systems, alloy development, heat treatment, and processing technologies. New chapters cover solidificationmodeling, casting defects, and zinc and zinc alloys. Detailed photographs, illustrations, tables, and equations are included throughout. Ideal for students and researchers in metallurgy and foundry science as well as foundry industry professionals, this authoritative guide provides all of the information needed to produce premium-quality castings.
Comprehensive coverage includes:
- Patterns
- Casting processes
- Solidification of metals and alloys
- Gating and risering of castings
- Casting process simulation
- Aluminum and aluminum alloys
- Copper and copper alloys
- Magnesium and magnesium alloys
- Zinc and zinc alloys
- Cast irons
- Steel castings
- Cleaning and inspection
- Casting defects
- ISBN-100071789758
- ISBN-13978-0071789752
- Edition3rd
- PublisherMcGraw Hill
- Publication date16 Jun. 2014
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions19.3 x 3.3 x 24.13 cm
- Print length816 pages
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About the Author
Mahi Sahoo (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a research scientist at Casting Technology Scientiste en Recherche, techniques de moulage. He is the author of two metals titles with American Foundry Society.
Sam Sahu (Waukesha, WI) is manager of metallurgy and technical services at the Waukesha Foundry Co., Inc.
Product details
- Publisher : McGraw Hill; 3rd edition (16 Jun. 2014)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 816 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0071789758
- ISBN-13 : 978-0071789752
- Dimensions : 19.3 x 3.3 x 24.13 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 3,150,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 2,219 in Materials Science
- 4,302 in Mechanical & Material Engineering
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- Shirley ThomasReviewed in the United States on 12 February 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars The main principles for casting to be SURE and follow
It is in the third ed. because there in none better
- PaulReviewed in the United States on 15 April 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Foundry
It was very detailed book. Great book. Thanks
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United States on 8 March 2022
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost too much detail
Very in depth. Almost too much detail.
- C. A. Silva RibeiroReviewed in the United States on 1 August 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent Foundry textbook on metal casting following its former editions
I have also edition 2, which I used as a textbook on metal casting during my engineering graduation. This is an excent upgrade which I recomend to any student
- Book LoverReviewed in the United States on 11 February 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Revision of Great Classic!!
Mahi and team have done a great job revising a classic text. Great book for everyone in the metal casting business.