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What is Casting?

Casting is a manufacturing process in which liquid material is typically poured into a mold containing a hollow cavity of the desired shape and then solidified. The solidified part is also known as the casting, which is popped or broken out of the mold to complete the process. The casting material is usually metal or a variety of time solidifying materials that mix two or more components together and then solidify; for example, epoxy resin, concrete, mortar and clay. Castings are usually used to make complex shapes that would otherwise be difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods. Heavy equipment, such as machine tool beds, ship propellers, etc., can be easily cast to the required dimensions rather than manufactured by joining several small pieces

Casting is a 7,000 year old process. The oldest surviving casting is a bronze frog from 3200 B.C.