1. Casting

2. Pouring molten or melted metal into a mold or form.

3. Pattern -The shape that is duplicated, used to create mold -Permanent pattern -Non permanent pattern

4. Mold -The form in which the molten metal is poured into -Sand mold -Plaster mold -Die mold

5. Sand Casting -Casting process where a bonded sand is used form the mold -Petro bond – oil sand -Green sand – water sand

6. Lost form casting The pattern is lost in the casting process

7. Permanent Mold Casting Where the mold used is reusable

8. Centrifugal casting Spin casting – the mold is spun forcing the melted metal into the mold

9. Lost Wax Casting Plaster mold casting where the wax pattern is melted out and the liquid metal is poured into the mold

10. Vacuum casting The mold is set up in a vacuum and the liquid metal is sucked into the mold

11. Crucible Container that the metal is melted in.

12. Pyrometer Instrument that measures the temperature of liquid metal

13. Slag Waste or bi-product produced when metal is melted

14. Flask Container that is used to make a sand mold, made up of two parts: Cope = Top half of the flask Drag = Bottom half of the flask

15. Riddle Sand casting tool used to sift/clean the sand before making the mold