Hose Nipple ASTM A351 CF8 Casting Fitting NPTM Thread Connection

2'' Hose Nipple ASTM A351 CF8 Casting Fitting NPTM Thread Connection

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.

What is the difference between casting and forging?

Casting

The process of melting the metal into a liquid meeting certain requirements and pouring it into the mold, then cooling, solidification and cleaning to obtain a casting (part or blank) with predetermined shape, size and performance.

Forging

The forging machine is used to exert pressure on the metal blank to produce plastic deformation, so as to obtain the forging with certain mechanical properties, shape and size.