Have you ever played with Rose’s metal? It’s a fusible alloy of bismuth, lead, and tin with a low melting point of around 100 °C. Historically, it’s been used as a solder for cast iron railings and ...

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. In sand ...

Copper UNS C90700 has a copper content of not less than 88%. The following table shows the mechanical properties of UNS C90700 permanent mold cast alloy as a function of heat treatment.

Perfectly clear ice spheres are nifty but can be a bit tricky to make without an apparatus. [Seth Robinson] crafted a copper ice press to make his own. Copper is well-known for its thermal ...

No two UAB classrooms are exactly alike. In this series, we take a deep dive into one course through the eyes of the instructor. Things get heated in Stacey Holloway’s Metal Fabrication and Casting ...