What are stainless steel castings?
Stainless steel casting is an industrial practice that involves forming a final product by introducing molten stainless steel into a mold or combination of mold cavities.
Initially, the mold cavity is constructed into the desired shape that the final product should take.
Thereafter, the desired type of stainless steel is heated to its proper melting point at high temperature.
This then turns the solid metal into a liquid state.
Finally, the molten metal is poured into the mold cavity, where it cools and solidifies into its final shape.
The product is then extracted for cleaning.
Some exemplary measures may be taken after solidification, such as heat treatment.
Inspection is also critical to determine whether a product has the desired characteristics specified by the buyer.
The casting process is continuous and requires different measures.
So what is the difference between stainless steel castings and forged castings?
This is one of the most frequently asked questions.
Stainless steel castings may consist of multiple chemical compositions, unlike wrought castings which may have only one primary chemical composition.
Furthermore, wrought castings are mechanically manufactured into final products by simple methods such as rolling and forging.
This is in contrast to steel castings, which take on the shape of the mold simply by being poured into the mold cavity.
For these reasons, steel castings exhibit superior qualities when compared to forged castings, especially when they are exposed to a variety of harsh conditions.
Stainless steel casting method
The following are common methods for casting stainless steel:
casting stainless Continuous casting
stainless corner casting
stainless corner die casting
lost wax casting