Metal Alloy Specification Data Sheets

Aluminium Bronze in Metal Casting

March 25, 2019

Aluminium Bronze is a remarkably versatile alloy, conforming to the requirements of BS1400, and created when Aluminium is added to Copper as the primary alloying element with smaller amounts of Nickel and Iron to boost corrosion-resistance. Various grades of Aluminium Bronze are available with the amount of Aluminium added determining the characteristics of each. The … Read more

What is Shell Mould Casting?

February 28, 2019

At NovaCast, we offer a wide range of casting process options as each have strengths and weaknesses that make them suited to certain applications and alloy choices. Shell Mould Casting is a metal casting process similar to sand casting, in that molten metal is poured into an expendable sand-based mould. However, in Shell Mould Casting, … Read more

Types of shrinkage inherent in the casting process

February 18, 2019

We often say that casting molten metal is like handling a living thing. Understanding how different alloys will react to different casting processes, component geometry, running systems, temperatures, etc. is part of the art of the foundry engineer. In recent years, the wealth of experience built up at the NovaCast Foundry has been enhanced by … Read more

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