An expendable-mold, expendable-pattern casting process in which (1) a wax pattern is produced, (2) the pattern is given an initial coat by being dipped in a very fine refractory slurry, (3) the initial coat dries, (4) the pattern's coat is thickened by repeatedly dipping it in stucco (a mixture with larger particles), (5) the pattern + mold is air-dried and placed upside down, (6) the one-piece mold is heated to melt out the wax pattern, (7) the mold is fired at a high temperature, and (8) metal is poured into the mold.
A) InvestmentCasting
B) WaxMolding
C) SlurryCasting
D) StuccoMolding