Casting as a product of the foundry industry, possibilities and limits, engineering and technologic requirements. Mode of castings production from the design to finishing. Wood and metal patterns making. Molding materials, sand, binders, mold and core making technologies. Specialities of art castings manufacturing.
Literature
[1] CAMPBELL, J. Complete casting handbook: metal casting processes, metallurgy, techniques and design. Second edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015. ISBN 978-0-444-63509-9.
Advised literature
[1] YOUNG, R.D. and R. A. FENNELL. Methods for modern sculptors. Escondido: Sculpt-Nouveau, 1980. ISBN 0-9603744-0-X.