Welcome to www.InvestmentCastingWax.com
The site for information on wax for precision investment casting
(the Lost Wax Process - download
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The origins of precision investment casting
or ‘the lost wax process’ as it is usually often known
can be traced back to approximately 4000 B.C. in the ancient civilisations
of South East Asia.
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jewellery and art objects, the need for mass production of near
net shape components during the 20th century led to the industrial
development of the precision investment casting process. Today this
ancient process is more relevant than ever, influencing and enhancing
our daily lives, through leisure pursuits, air travel, medical implants,
power generation, and a multitude of other diverse applications
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Success in producing high quality castings in the metal of choice
depends on the production of high quality patterns and runner assemblies.
As the most widely used pattern material, due to it’s ability
to be shaped in either liquid, semi-plastic, or plastic states,
wax is the key component. If the wax pattern is wrong, the casting
will be wrong - it follows that the correct choice of wax type and
product is critical.
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