Lesson 03 - Advantages, Disadvantage & Application of Casting

Advantages of Casting

• Product can be cast as one piece.

• Very heavy and bulky parts can be manufactured

• Metals difficult to be shaped by other manufacturing processes may be cast (Ex. Cast Iron)

• Best for mass production

• Complex shapes can be manufactured


Disadvantages of Casting

• Casting process is a labor intensive process

• Not possible for high melting point metals

• Dimensional accuracy, surface finish and the amount of defects depends on the casting 
process

• Allowances required


Applications of Casting

• Transportation vehicles(Ex. engines)

• Machine tool structures.

• Turbine vanes

• Mill housing

• Valves

• Sanitary fittings

• Agricultural parts

• Construction &atomic energy applications.
Location: United States

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