Current technologies for aluminum castings and their machinability

Abstract

Metal casting is one of the leading production techniques for three-dimensional parts in manufacturing industry. The casting process consists of many stages such as design, determination of chemical composition (alloying), mold preparation, melting, pouring, solidification, and finishing. These stages in the process need to be supervised time to time to ensure that the product is made as per the requirement. The problems during these stages also affect machinability of the cast material. This chapter covers topics related to the difficulties encountered in the production of metal alloys by casting, and further their machinability study and its enhancement. © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.