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A pattern is a replica of the part to be produced by casting. It has historically been hand-produced in wood when sand casting, or in wax.

Most molten metals will shrink as they solidify. Shrinkage during casting is an issue that must be carefully managed.

Foundry metal casting is the act of casting metal components within a foundry.

There are a multitude of different casting processes that have been developed over hundreds of years.

Metal casting is the process of turning molten metal into a solid shape.

The finer microstructure of forged parts results in improved toughness and strength over cast parts.

Press forging is a variation on the forging process. Rather than the metal workpiece being ‘hit’ with a single or multiple blows, the forming

Forging is the process of shaping a solid metal using compressive forces.

The term super duplex is typically applied to duplex stainless steels with a chromium content of 25% and a PREN value >40.

A hollow bar is a bar with a central bore running along its length, produced by extrusion in the same way as seamless tubes.

Alloy 825’s corrosion resistance in a wide range of oxidising and non-oxidising acids is far better than might have been anticipated.

Outside of aerospace, the largest single market for Alloy 718 is in assorted Oil & Gas applications.