Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes, Metallurgy, Techniques and Design

Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes, Metallurgy, Techniques and Design

<p><i>Campbell’s Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes, Techniques and Design, Second Edition </i>provides an update to the first single-volume guide to cover modern principles and processes in such breadth and depth, while also retaining a clear, practical focus. </p> <p>The work has a unique viewpoint, interpreting the behavior of castings, and metals as a whole, in terms of their biofilm content, the largely invisible casting defects which control much of the structure and behavior of metals. </p> <p>This new edition includes new findings, many from John Campbell’s own research, on crack initiation, contact pouring, vortex gates, and the Cosworth Process.</p><ul><li>Delivers the expert advice that engineers need to make successful and profitable casting decisions</li><li>Ideal reference for those interested in solidification, vortex gates, nucleation, biofilm, remelting, and molding</li><li>Follows a logical, two-part structure that covers both casting metallurgy and casting manufacture</li><li>Contains established, must-have information, such as Campbell’s ‘10 Rules’ for successful casting manufacture</li><li>Includes numerous updates and revisions based on recent breakthroughs in the industry</li></ul>