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The production of metal objects by the process of casting has been practiced for thousands of years. This is probably the quickest and most economical way of producing a metal component, particularly a large and complex one.
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© 2002 Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig/Wiesbaden
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Jayendran, A. (2002). The casting of metals. In: Englisch für Maschinenbauer. Viewegs Fachbücher der Technik. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91912-0_6
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