Plymouth Foundry

523 W. Harrison Street,
P.O. Box 537
Plymouth, IN 46563

Plymouth Foundry

Tel: 574-936-2106
Fax: 574-936-5705

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Plymouth Foundry: Explores Sand Casting: Key Elements and Considerations for Quality Castings
| August 2, 2023| Post by: temp-admin

Plymouth Foundry: Explores Sand Casting: Key Elements and Considerations for Quality Castings

As stated in Engineering Product Design’s article on sand casting, it delves into the process of pouring molten metal into expendable sand molds to create cavity-shaped parts like engine blocks and cylinder heads. Sand casting is the most widely used metal casting manufacturing process, accounting for a significant percentage of total cast weight. Achieving the […]

Plymouth Foundry: Understanding the 4 Types of Cast Iron and Their Applications
| July 31, 2023| Post by: temp-admin

Plymouth Foundry: Understanding the 4 Types of Cast Iron and Their Applications

According to Metal Supermarkets, there are four primary types of cast iron, each produced through different processing techniques: Grey Cast Iron: Grey cast iron contains free graphite (carbon) molecules, providing excellent thermal conductivity and damping capacity. It is commonly used in engine blocks, manifolds, and cookware. White Cast Iron: By controlling carbon and silicon content […]

Casting methods
| June 14, 2023| Post by: temp-admin

Casting methods

Iron castings can be made in many ways, but sand-casting is the most common. First, a pattern of the required shape (slightly enlarged to allow for shrinkage) is made in wood, metal, or plastic. It is then placed in a two-piece molding box and firmly packed in sand that is held together by a bonding […]

Investment or Sand Casting? Which is Right for Your Application?
, | June 12, 2023| Post by: temp-admin

Investment or Sand Casting? Which is Right for Your Application?

Pouring molten metal into three-dimensional molds to make metal parts is the basis behind both sand and investment casting. But there are significant differences between these two methods. Sand-Casting Basics In sand casting, molten metal is poured into a sand-based two-piece mold. Molds are created out of sand usually mixed with clay as a bonding […]

NINE GREEN SAND FACTS TO KNOW
| June 7, 2023| Post by: temp-admin

NINE GREEN SAND FACTS TO KNOW

The green sand casting process is the most widely-used process for casting ferrous and nonferrous metals. The process has evolved from a manually intensive operation to a highly mechanized and fully automated process that can produce more than 300 molds per hour. In terms of weight, complexity and alloy composition, a wide range of castings […]

Cast Iron and Wrought Iron: What’s the Difference?
| June 5, 2023| Post by: temp-admin

Cast Iron and Wrought Iron: What’s the Difference?

The difference between wrought and cast iron is straightforward: Cast iron has been melted, poured into a mold and allowed to cool. Wrought iron has been heated and worked with tools. (FYI, the term “wrought” traces its origins to the word “worked.”) Here are some more distinguishing details of the two common forms of iron. […]

Die Casting Manufacture
| May 15, 2023| Post by: temp-admin

Die Casting Manufacture

Die casting is a permanent mold manufacturing process that was developed in the early 1900’s. Die casting manufacture is characteristic in that it uses large amounts of pressure to force molten metal through the mold. Since so much pressure is used to ensure the flow of metal through the mold, metal castings with great surface […]