casting molds
Forms for pouring
Casting molds are hollow forms into which liquid material—metal, plastic, plaster, concrete—is poured and allowed to harden into a desired shape.
The mold determines the object's form: The foundry uses sand casting molds for engine blocks.
Industrial manufacturing relies on casting molds for mass production, while artists use them for sculpture and decorative work.
- pour spoutOpening directing liquid flow
- metalHard conductive solid
- ceramicFired clay material
- jewelry makingCreating decorative wearable items
- resinViscous plant secretion
plaster · hollow core · silicone · graphite · sand · rubber · sprue · bronze mirrors · foundry · dental prosthetics · movable type · sculpture · aerospace engineering · shape · die · liquid · form · wax
- ancient metalworkingsmelting, forging, smithing, crucibles, furnaces
- sculptingcarving, clay, modeling, plaster, chiseling
- bronzebronzeware, bronze sculpture, bronze tools, bronzesmith, Bronze Age
- concrete workstamped concrete, stained concrete, polished concrete, concrete blocks, grouting
- pewterpewter, pewterware, tankard, tankards, porringer
casting moldscastings
Shaped molten material
finished product · final product · end product · finished goods · output
casting moldsmachining
Subtractive metalworking process
carving · sculpting · 3D printing · hand carving · forging
casting moldsraw materials
Unprocessed production inputs
ingots · billets · molten metal · feedstock