I figured this would be the best place for this. I've been surfing the net trying to find an exact answer but i cant find a step by step on it.
How does Styrofoam Casting (lost foam casting) work. Cause if the metal is hot won't it melt the foam? i'm normally very good at understanding stuff liek this but this jsut befuddles me. any casting experts here?
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Shifted wrote:Its not styrofoam, its lost foam casting using polystyrene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-foam_casting
hmmm, maybe thats why i cant find a lot of info...lol
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ive never done lost foam but i have done sand casting and thats one of the easiest ways to do it
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John VanCuran wrote:ive never done lost foam but i have done sand casting and thats one of the easiest ways to do it
I made some aluminum casting back when I was working on my associates degree. They are really pretty easy.
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Its not styrofoam, its lost foam casting using polystyrene
Right. Styrofoam is a brand name of polystyrene foam.
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Styrofoam is a form of polystyrene called Expanded Polystyrene (EPS). Styrofoam is made by injecting carbon dioxide or pentene in a 90% polystyrene filled mold. In its unexpanded form, polystyrene is a very hard plastic with a high melting point.
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