Concept in Definition ABC

Production process of metal or plastic objects

The word casting refers to the action of casting and its effect of melting, whether they are metals or any other piece such as plastic. Casting is one of the processes of production of the most common metal or plastic objects. The material is melted, melted and then placed in a mold where it will solidify and will take the form of that mold, once solid it can be used with the functionality that corresponds.

Many pieces of metal that we manipulate people daily and also objects, furniture, among others, are manufactured with the methodology mentioned.

Use in metallurgy

On the other hand, foundry is a form of metallurgy from extraction which consists of heating the mineral to reduce it to the maximum and thus achieve a pure metal from it. Carbon is normally used as a reducing factor.

Place where metal parts are melted

Also, to that physical place, workshop, in which this process is carried out, activity is called as foundry.

Iron-carbon alloy from which molds are made

The concept also names the alloy of and iron and carbon from which molds are made with which parts and elements are manufactured.

The blacksmith melts the metal and works it to produce infrastructure elements and other

The foundry is closely linked with the smithy, with the work of the blacksmith, who is in charge of working the iron. The blacksmith heats the metal until it is fiery red and is then subjected to forging.

The production of the smithy is varied and has many uses in the lives of people and cities, since it allows to generate infrastructure To construct spaces and buildings in cities such as beams, rods and sheets, bars, furniture, tools, sculptures, decorative pieces, among others, are also produced.

Some who do not know the work of the blacksmith may really consider that it is characterized by being a job crude, however, it is far from it since the smithy is capable of producing pieces of great sophistication and design.

Set of molds used in printing

And in the field of printing, the foundry designates the set of molds of a class that is used at the behest of the printing process.

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