Do you know where the word ferrous is taken from?

The word ferrous is taken from a Latin word, which means iron and mostly ferrous alloys are magnetic. The amount of iron in the alloy signifies the strength of the magnetic attraction. Ferrous casting means the process in which stainless steel and steel and iron are poured into a mold to give it a certain shape.

One it solidifies the object forms a casting and is taken out when the molding process is completed. These ferrous castings are used in various industries such as for manufacturing engineering parts. In government sector casting manufacturer supplies ferrous casting to be used in military vehicles such as truck, tank and even jet engines. Other uses of ferrous casting can be found in machining, welding, forging and for designing all kinds of different mechanical products.

What does non-ferrous casting mean and its advantages?

Non-ferrous metals are just the opposite of ferrous metals as these do not contain iron and do not get attracted to a magnet. Rust does not form on non-ferrous metals even when exposed to moisture. The process of Non-ferrous casting has not changed drastically over the years where creating patterns and cores or even pouring the metal is concerned. Investment casting is conducted on a number of different non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, tin and zinc. Even now the metals are melted and molded to form different shapes in a casting foundry, which also features special furnaces for melting the metals.

Nonferrous casting are extremely significant to create a large number of products from non-ferrous metals including aluminum, copper, zinc and tin. Aluminum is extremely lightweight and casting is done to create cooking foil, saucepans, ladders and bicycles. Copper, which is reddish brown in color is used for roofing, electric parts, cookware and plumbing. Tin can resists corrosion from moisture and therefore tin foil, soldering and lining steel food containers are just some things made from tin. Zinc can be used for coating screw and steel sheets and its main function is to galvanize steel.