Foundry 101 Original Blog Series for the Metal Casting Industry

Foundry 101 Original Blog Series for the Metal Casting Industry

Foundry 101 is Badger Alloys’ original blog series written to help engineers and others in the metal casting world understand what goes into a casting’s journey through a foundry. Please reach out with your questions about the sand casting process or additional topics you’d like to see included in our Foundry 101 series. We welcome your feedback!

Table of Contents:

Foundry 101 Part 1: Demystifying Sand Casting Engineering

Foundry 101 Part 2: Pattern Making & Tooling Method Selection

Foundry 101 Part 3: Understanding Molds and Cores

Foundry 101 Part 4: Types of Sand Used in Sand Casting

Foundry 101 Part 5: Melt Lab and Testing

Foundry 101 Part 6: Shakeout/Cutoff/Cleaning

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