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 UPCOMING RELEASES
2014 Transactions of the
American Foundry Society
Continuing the tradition, the AFS Transactions will feature selected
Table of Contents
papers presented at the 118th Metalcasting Congress, April 8-11, 2014,
Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL. The Trans-
Upcoming Releases..................................................2
actions will be published in both print and CD. (Publication date:
August, 2014)
New Releases..........................................................3-4

Aluminum Casting Technology, 3rd Edition

Casting Design & Purchasing..................................5
A welcome update to the second edition, published in 1993, the updat-
ed Aluminum Casting Technology will feature the latest information
on aluminum casting alloys, melting practices and furnaces, chemical
AFS and the Institute
and physical characteristics, design, casting processes, gating & riser-
ing, heat treatment, metallography, and cleaning and finishing. (Publi- Education & Training Schedule...............................6
cation date: Fall, 2014)

Cleaning, Finishing & Quality...............................7-8

Best Practices in Aluminum Castings
Geoffrey Sigworth has written a book based on his many years of ex-
Environmental, Health & Safety.........................9-10
perience on the practical and theoretical of aluminum casting. Major
topics include: Quality Aluminum Castings; Melting, Melt Treatment
and Metal Transfer; Important Fundamentals of Solidification; Solidify-
ing Casting and Considerations on Mold Design; Heat Treatment. (Pub- Safety Data Sheets..................................................10
lication date: Spring 2014)

Ferrous................................................................11-12
Coating-Related Casting Defects Wall Chart
This chart illustrates the importance of proper coating techniques in Gating & Engineering.........................................13-14
order to achieve the highest quality castings. Twelve different types of
coating defects, shown in full color, along with definitions, causes and
solutions, are featured. (Publication date: Spring 2014)
Management, HR & Marketing..............................15

Mold & Core Test Handbook, 4th Edition

Metalcasting Basics...........................................16-17
This is a welcome update to the Third Edition, published in 2000. The
Fourth Edition updates nearly all of the tests and remains in the same
easy to read format. Metalcasting Gift Books.........................................18
New to this edition is the chance to purchase the sections individually.
More information on this closer to the time the handbook will be avail-
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Nonferrous...............................................................20

Wall Charts..............................................................21

For information on Order Form..............................................................22

these or other International Journal of Metalcasting..................23

publications, contact
Technology, Research & Development................23
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Transactions of the
American Foundry Society......................................24

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Designing &
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Metal Castings
The editors of Metal Casting Design & Purchasing,
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Foundry Society (AFS), worked to produce a one-stop
reference resource on how to design and procure
metal castings. Information was gleaned from various
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original text never published before.
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reference that is sure to come Forecast & Trends
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The AFS Metalcasting Forecast & Trends is the
An exciting feature is the app of the digital version of the annual resource for metalcasters and suppliers.
book that comes free with each purchase.This allows the reader to The 2014 edition contains forecasts for all met-
see videos, audiocasts, web references, data tables and other unique als groups and shipment projections through
features that can only be accessed in an electronic format. The 2021, export and import forecasts (by demand
digital version enhances the print information and lets readers gain and shipments), forecast data by major cast-
even more information about metalcasting. ing consuming markets and international met-
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 NEW RELEASES

Metalcasting
Principles &
Techniques
Authors : Yury Lerner, PhD, and
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Dr.Yury Lerner, Professor Emeritus of Technology,
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material contained in this text- 2013. Topics included: Experiences in Identify-
book summarizes known basics and com- ing and Reducing Ductile Iron Casting Defects;
pliments them with the latest developments in all Advanced Fracture Mechanics Testing Of Duc-
areas of metalcasting technique, technology and tile Iron—A Key to Valuable Toughness Data; A
quality testing. A Lab and Safety Manual was devel- New Model for the Solidification of Ductile Iron;
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 CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING

Designing &
Purchasing of
Metal Castings
The editors of Metal Casting Design & Purchasing,
along with the technical department of the American
Foundry Society (AFS), worked to produce a one-stop
reference resource on how to design and procure
metal castings. Information was gleaned from various
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the Casting Source Directory, consultations with ex-
pert design engineers and procurement people, and
original text never published before.
This produced the one-of-a-kind 2014 AFS Metalcasting
reference that is sure to come
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Forecast & Trends
The AFS Metalcasting Forecast & Trends is the
An exciting feature is the app of the digital version of the
annual resource for metalcasters and suppliers.
book that comes free with each purchase.This allows the reader to
The 2014 edition contains forecasts for all met-
see videos, audiocasts, web references, data tables and other unique
als groups and shipment projections through
features that can only be accessed in an electronic format. The
2021, export and import forecasts (by demand
digital version enhances the print information and lets readers gain
and shipments), forecast data by major cast-
even more information about metalcasting.
ing consuming markets and international met-
Softcover, 8½ x 11, 342 pages. alcasting data (casting shipments, labor rates,
MT1301 ISBN 978-0-87433-404-3 etc.) 32 pages. Available as download only.
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Iron Castings Lost Foam Casting Technology for Magnesium

Engineering Handbook
This book is an extensive revision and up-
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There are more than 480 figures, plus 235
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Lost Foam Casting Made Simple is a basic
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Castings: Design, Products
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In Technology for Magnesium Castings, infor-
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 CLEANING, FINISHING & QUALITY

Casting Defects Casting Defects Casting Defects

Handbook: Iron & Steel
Technical Editor: George Goodrich
This edition, published in August 2008, com-
bines all of the strengths of the original Cast-
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Technical Editor: David Neff
Many of the common types of casting de-
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These defects are categorized by type with
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Technical Editor: David Neff
In Casting Defects Handbook:Aluminum &
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 ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY

AFS Health &

Safety Guides
This fourth revision of the AFS Health and Safety Guides
was completed under the direction and guidance of
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Robert C. Scholz, P.E., C.I.H, RMT, Inc.,
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vides metalcasting facilities with updated infor- and Safety Committee (10-Q) this book up-
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address noise exposure issues in the workplace. in the industry–the need to integrate ventila- manual. Metalcasting Ergonomics, 2nd Edition
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Chapters include: Proactive Hearing Loss Pre-
notable change associated with integrated basic view of ergonomic principles and ideas
vention; Defining Noise Exposure Hazards;
design is the concurrent consideration of air that will help them set up an effective ergo-
Developing a Foundry Hearing Conservation
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Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

The AFS Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for Casting Alloys have replaced the
outdated MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) format and were created
to comply with OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard to
meet the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). All are in ANSI’s 16-part
format and will include updated information as required by the GHS.
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plier Notification Requirements” Section 313 of the Emergency Planning
and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) that mandates suppliers
inform their customers of the presence of toxic chemicals in mixtures
and potential reporting obligations with the first shipment of castings
every year to each customer.
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Available now: Aluminum, Iron, Steel
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 FERROUS

Iron Castings
Engineering Handbook
This book is an extensive revision and upgrade of the former Iron Castings Handbook, issued by
the Iron Castings Society Inc., in 1981. This book was prepared under the guidance of the AFS
Cast Iron Division (Committee 5-A) and edited by George M. Goodrich and William F. Shaw, direc-
tor emeritus, Iron Casting Research Institute.
There are more than 480 figures, plus 235 tables and 13 chapters. This book is necessary for students,
engineers–anyone wanting a complete overview of the process of casting irons. Hardcover, 8½ x 11
in., 420 pages.
FC0100 ISBN 978-0-87433-260-5
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Abrasion-Resistant ASTM A 247 Iron Casting Basic Concepts of

Cast Iron Handbook
George Laird, Richard Gundlach and
Klaus Röhrig
The ultimate desktop reference on white cast
iron, it has been derived from many years of
experience, a vast amount of research and
many in-plant investigations by more than a
generation of metallurgists. Topics include
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Graphite Microstructure
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Co-published by ASTM and AFS
This graphite-rating chart supplements ASTM
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gray and ductile iron, illustrated with actual,
high-quality photomicrographs. The chart is
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distribution examples, graphite forms, flake size
class and nodule size class. Chart measures 23
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CH0900
Ferrous Metallurgy
George Goodrich & John Svoboda
This book presents and describes basic con-
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metalcasting industry. Ferrous metallurgy stu-
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gical principles will find this book invaluable.
Chapters include crystallography, solidification
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 FERROUS

New Pricing for 2014

Ductile Iron Handbook

This classic book contains information on pro-
duction practices, metallurgy and properties
from industry experts. Chapters include Theory
of Solidification and Graphite Growth in Duc-
tile Iron; Engineering Properties, Specifications
and Physical Constants of Specific Ductile
Irons; Composition of Ductile Irons; Foundry
Practices; Heat Treatment; Casting Defects and
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shop that discussed all aspects of dealing with ductile iron, from the history, marketing, research,
treatments are also featured in the module entitled “Special Irons and Austempering.”
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 GATING & ENGINEERING

Implementing Manufacturing Process

Automation in Metalcasting Facilities
A search for literature on foundry automation led the author,
Rhythm S. Wadhwa, PhD, to write this book on automation
innovations and the analysis of batch manufacturing and
quantitative analysis of foundry system configuration. Imple-
mentating Manufacturing Process Automation in Metalcasting
Facilities is intended for scientists, practicing manufacturing
and automation engineers, foundry managers, and other per-
sonnel with knowledge or interest in foundry automation at
the manufacturing systems level. Softcover.
GM1400 ISBN 978-0-87433-408-1
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Aluminum Alloy Castings: Basic Principles of Iron Castings

Properties, Processes and Gating & Risering Engineering Handbook
Applications The second edition of the Basic Principles of This book is an extensive revision and up-
J. G. Kaufman & E.L. Rooy Gating & Risering is designed for beginner grade of the former Iron Castings Hand-
This book provides property and performance and intermediate students in both basic and book, issued by the Iron Castings Society
data for all types of aluminum alloy castings applied science of foundry practice. It focuses Inc., in 1981. There are more than 480 figures,
and reviews and describes the factors that con- on those aspects of the scientific element with plus 235 tables and 13 chapters.
tribute to and affect those properties, including regard to metal flow and solidification. It em- This book is necessary for students, engi-
composition, microstructure, casting process, phasizes principles and use rather than theory neers–anyone wanting a complete overview
heat treatment, and quality assurance. The vol- and offers functional explanations rather than of the process of casting irons. Hardcover, 8½
ume features extensive collections of property formal rules. The formal aspects of principles x 11 in., 420 pages.
and performance data, including previously un- are included where appropriate (in discussing
published aging response curves, growth curves, fluid flow and heat transfer) with more empha- FC0100 ISBN 978-0-87433-260-5
and fatigue curves. Published by ASM and AFS. sis on the development of sound design consid- Corporate $100.00 • Personal $150.00 • List $200.00
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 GATING & ENGINEERING
Microstructure Development Rapid Tooling Guidelines
During Metalcasting for Sand Casting
Author: John E. Gruzleski
This book is aimed specifically at engineers
and technologists working in the metalcast-
ing industry. The book can also be used by
metallurgical or foundry engineering students.
It concentrates on the processes of solidifica-
tion in order to provide the reader expanded
knowledge of what occurs when a casting
freezes. The book can be used by people in ei-
ther the ferrous or non-ferrous industries. Hard-
cover, 8 ½ x 11 in., 244 pages.
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Author: Doru Michael Stefanescu
Rapid Tooling Guidelines for Sand Casting is a
This book covers the essentials of solidifica-
comprehensive tool for those who wish to im-
tion science of metals and alloys at macro- and
prove their products and realization processes
micro-length scales at cooling rates specific to
by better understanding the decision involved
commercial castings and rapid solidification
in selecting sand casting tooling path and, in
processing. The mathematical fundamentals
turn, improving cost, quality and delivery. The
necessary to build a working knowledge in the
book is a useful resource for engineers, re-
field, specifically partial differential equations
searchers and students in the sand casting and
and numerical analysis, are introduced. Hard-
the rapid tooling industry. Hardcover, 6¼ x 9½,
cover, 6¼ x 9½ in., 402 pages. Published by
164 pages. Published by Springer.
Springer
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 MANAGEMENT, HR & MARKETING

Industry Job Descriptions—

Updated for 2014
Job descriptions establish the foundation for all that gets ac-
complished in your organization. The AFS Industry Job De-
scriptions have been revised and expanded, now containing
nearly 300 metalcasting-specific sample job descriptions, of-
fering a wide variety of industry-specific positions.This com-
pilation includes hard copies of the job descriptions, as well
as a CD-ROM that contains all the documents in MS Office
Word format, which allows you to tailor each description
to fit your organization’s
needs. Job titles are listed in al-
phabetical order and by department, mak-
ing it easy to find what you need. 720 pages.
Designing & Purchasing of
HR1300 ISBN 978-0-87433-413-5 Metal Castings
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This book is a one-stop reference resource on
how to design and procure metal castings. In-
formation was gleaned from various sources
including consultations with expert design
engineers and procurement people. This one-
of-a-kind reference will come in handy time
and time again. An app provides access to
the electronic version, allowing readers to see
videos, audiocasts, web references, data tables
and other unique features that can only be ac-
cessed in an electronic format. 342 pages.
MT1301 ISBN 978-0-87433-404-3
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2014 AFS Metalcasting 2013 Survey of Wages and 2013 Executive Salary Survey
Forecast & Trends Economic Benefits (Compiled by Bansley & Keiner, L.L.P.)

The AFS Metalcasting Forecast & Trends is the
annual resource for metalcasters and supplier.s
The 2014 edition contains forecasts for all met-
als groups and shipment projections through
2021, export and import forecasts (by demand
and shipments), forecast data by major casting
consuming markets and international met-
alcasting data (casting shipments, labor rates,
etc.) 32 pages. Available as download only.
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This survey details foundry-specific compen-
This survey details the current status of wages
sation for 28 executive-level positions, ranging
and benefits for the metalcasting industry in
from chairman-of-the-board to salesperson,
the U.S. and Canada by foundry size, union
throughout the U.S. and Canada. Data is broken
status and type of metal poured. It includes
down by ferrous and non-ferrous, gross sales
reports from 119 U.S. foundries representing
and region. Salaries reported include annual
15,390 employees and 7 foundries with 613
bonus compensation, if applicable. Salary and
employees in Canada.
percentage of increase are compared from
Twenty-eight job classifications were used as 2008-2012.
the basis for the wage portion of the study. The
The 2013 Executive Salary Survey is also avail-
report is available both in print and as a down-
able as a download. 25 pages.
load. 79 pages.
HRES12PR ISBN 978-0-87433-409-8
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 METALCASTING BASICS

Metalcasting
Principles &
Techniques
Authors : Yury Lerner, PhD, and
P.N. Rao, PhD
Dr. Yury Lerner, Professor Emeritus of Technology, and
Dr. P.N. Rao, Professor of Technology, at the University
of Northern Iowa, pooled their many years of teach-
ing and present “Metalcasting Principles & Tech-
niques,” a textbook geared for junior college and col-
lege level students. The book is also recommended
as instructional tool for metalcasting facilities to train
new employees, for suppli- Basic Concepts of
ers to learn more about met-
alcasting and for libraries as Ferrous Metallurgy
reference material. The mate- George Goodrich & John Svoboda
rial contained in this textbook sum- This book presents and describes basic con-
marizes known basics and compliments them cepts of metallurgy common to the ferrous
with the latest developments in all areas of metalcasting metalcasting industry. Ferrous metallurgy stu-
technique, technology and quality testing. A Lab and Safety dents, ferrous operations and personnel who
Manual was developed to complement the textbook. wish to refresh themselves on basic metallur-
TE1300 Textbook ISBN 978-0-87433-399-2 (Hardcover) gical principles will find this book invaluable.
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Basic Principles of Concise Castings: Cupola Handbook—

Gating & Risering
The second edition of the Basic Principles of
Gating & Risering is designed for beginner
and intermediate students in both basic and
applied science of foundry practice. It focuses
on those aspects of the scientific element with
regard to metal flow and solidification. It em-
phasizes principles and use rather than theory
and offers functional explanations rather than
formal rules. The formal aspects of principles
are included where appropriate (in discussing
fluid flow and heat transfer) with more empha-
sis on the development of sound design consid-
erations.This book is also available in Spanish.
TE0800 ISBN 978-0-87433-315-2 (English)
TE1000 ISBN 978-0-87433-384-8 (Spanish)
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A Casting Workshop Lecture 6th Edition
Concise Castings: A Casting Workshop Lecture.
is based on a transcript of a workshop, Prof.
Campbell held several years ago. In it, he puts
forth his views on a variety of casting topics,
including entrainment, bifilms and their effect
on casting properties, improving casting tech-
nology, pouring systems and the ablation cast-
ing process.
Prof. Campbell's passion for perfection shows in
a personal presentation that is highly informa-
tive to both students and metalcasting profes-
sionals. Softcover, 9 x 10 in., 93 pages.
GM1000
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The 28 chapters in this broad-reference vol-
ume cover all aspects of cupola operations,
from construction through emission control,
to computer-assisted operations, to world-
wide technology development. Chapter
authors were selected on the basis of sub-
ject-matter expertise, and their manuscripts
were peer reviewed. This approach assured
that the sixth edition of the Cupola Hand-
book would provide metalcasters with the
most up-to-date and authoritative publica-
tion addressing cupola operations. Softcover,
8½ x 11 in., 638 pages.
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 METALCASTING BASICS

Designing & Purchasing of Lost Foam Introduccion a la Industria

Metal Castings
This book is a one-stop reference resource on
how to design and procure metal castings. In-
formation was gleaned from various sources
including consultations with expert design
engineers and procurement people. This one-
of-a-kind reference will come in handy time
and time again. An app provides access to
the electronic version, allowing readers to see
videos, audiocasts, web references, data tables
and other unique features that can only be ac-
cessed in an electronic format. 342 pages.
MT1301 ISBN 978-0-87433-404-3
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Casting Made Simple
Fred Sonnenberg, PhD, Technical Editor
Lost Foam Casting Made Simple is a basic
overview of the process of making and us-
ing foam patterns for casting designers and
casting producers, as well as introducing
new users to lost foam.
Included is a casting design checklist for
LFC, and a  CD with videos of neutron radi-
ography and real time x-ray mold filling. Soft
cover with CD, 254 pages, 6 x 9 in.
GM0700 ISBN: 9780-87433-310-7
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de Fundicion de Metales
(Introduction to the Cast
Metals Industry)
This is an excellent book for new Spanish-
speaking employees to learn the basics of the
metalcasting industry in an easy-to-understand
format. Each topic is immediately followed by a
question for the student to answer. Answers are
located on the right side of each page, and can
be covered by the answer mask that is included
with the book. Softcover, 8 ½ x 11, 116 pages.
TE0801SP ISBN 978-0-87433-337-4
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Metalcasting Dictionary, The Process of Metalcasting Technology of Metalcasting

2nd Edition
Susan Thomas-Sadowski, Editor
More than 200 pages of metalcasting terms
and information can be found in this handy,
paperback copy. This second edition to our
original Metalcasting Dictionary has been
completely updated to include extensive cov-
erage of industry terminology and the latest
environmental, health and safety terms that
are critical in today’s workplace. Softcover, 6 DV0001 could be used to teach high school level stu-
x 9 in., 200 pages.
GM0403 ISBN 978-0-87433-273-5
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This video provides a comprehensive over-
view of the metalcasting process. An excel-
lent tool for new employees, topics include
patternmaking, green sand molding, chemi-
cally bonded molding, investment casting,
permanent molding, coremaking, melting
and pouring, gating and risering, shakeout,
cutting, grinding, testing and inspection.
Time: 22 minutes.
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Frederick Schleg, Principal Editor
The purpose of this text is to provide a func-
tional perspective for the technician whose
job requires correct decisions relating to
the application and limitations of casting
processes. It also is intended to appeal to
persons in the educational field, sophomore
year of college, technical institute, and com-
munity college levels. The subject matter
dents the principles of the casting processes.
Many concepts are related to high school
mathematics, chemistry or physics. Softcover,
8½ x 11 in., 350 pages.
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 METALCASTING GIFT BOOKS
Foundry Work Print
Michael Schultz, author and photographer of “Foundry Work” and “Foundry Work 2: A Global View,” has
produced a print that is a great gift for the metalcaster in your life. A 400 ton casting pour is depicted in
full color. It is ideal to display in the office or even at home. (18 x 24 unframed).
OS1300
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Foundry Work—A View of the Industry

Foundry Work by Michael Schultz contains more than 150 full page color images of the spectacular
work within large metalcasting facilities in the U.S. and Europe. This book covers molding/pattern work,
melting, casting, and finishing. Each scene’s detail is so crisp that it is almost 3-dimensional. It is the
perfect gift for any one in the metalcasting industry. Softcover., 10 x 12 in., 150 pages.
OS0802 ISBN: 978-0-615-21858-8
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Foundry Work Volume 2: A Global View of the Industry

This second volume of Foundry Work expands both the geographical reach and the artistic motifs found
within large global foundries. Over the past 3 years, Michael Schultz has traveled to 4 continents and
visited 30 foundries to bring to readers his images of the men and women who work to produce the large
castings showcased in this book. In 2010 Mike was honored to receive a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow-
ship, enabling him to expand on the fine work first brought about in Volume 1, Foundry Work: A View of
the Industry into Foundry Work,Volume 2: A Global View of the Industry. A labor of love was never more
evident than with this fine work, showcasing one of the noblest industries in the world.
Michael Schultz has been creating photographs for over 30 years. His images are in private, public, and
corporate collections. Among these are the N.C. Museum of Art, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Art, The
Federal Reserve Bank, Charlotte, N.C., US Bank, Daum Museum and the Kemper Museum of Contem-
porary Art. He has participated in numerous group and one person exhibitions. Mike is diverse in his
photographic skills, equally at home in the natural landscape or deep inside an industrial complex on a
corporate assignment. Softcover, 10 x 12 in., 276 pages.
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Man at Work
Prof. Klaus Turk
This hardcover book beautifully details the art collection of Eckhart G. Grohmann, president of Alumi-
num Casting & Engineering Co., Milwaukee,Wisconsin. With chapters such as “Preindustrial Metalworking
Scenes” and “Mining and Metals in the Industrial Age” (containing depictions of metalcasting facilites,
forge shops and rolling mills), this book is a great gift for anyone in the metalcasting industry. Published
by MSOE Press, Milwaukee. Hardcover, 9 x 11 in., 432 pages.
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Sculptures of Workers
Written and Designed by Prof. Klaus Turk
This striking book features figures from the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering,
with additions from other collections. Many of the figures are from the personal collection of Dr. Eckhart
G. Grohmann, well known for his collection of figures and paintings, which mostly depict tradespeople
and industry, many with metalcasting themes.
From “Preliminary Remarks”: The Grohmann Museum...is home to one of the largest collections of art-
work regarding human work in the world. It encompasses a time span of more than 400 years from the
sixteenth century to the present. This book presents these figures in order to highlight their particular
meaning and relevance in history. Hardcover, 9 x 11 in., 380 pages.
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 MOLD, CORE & PATTERNMAKING
Aluminum Permanent
Mold Handbook
The AFS Aluminum Division Technical Commit-
tee 2E developed this handbook to address the
increased application of permanent mold cast-
ings for metalcasting personnel,design engineers
and process engineers. These expanded casting
applications are a direct result of advances in
process technology and enhanced knowledge
of this process by today’s design engineers. High-
lights include alloy selection; process variations
with parts applications; manual, semi-automated
or fully automated casting processes; casting de-
fect causes and remedies; and computer simula-
tion. Softcover, 8½ x 11 in., 216 pages.
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Mold & Core Coatings
Manual, 2nd Edition
Coatings nearly always improve the quality of a
casting’s surface.They also typically reduce the
cost of making a quality casting. Prepared by
the Mold-Metal Interface Reactions Committee
of the AFS Molding Methods & Materials Divi-
sion, this revised manual introduces the basic
concepts of refractory coatings for foundry
applications. It provides information regarding
their selection and use by operating personnel.
Softcover, 4 x 7 in., 150 pages.
GM0002 ISBN 978-0-87433-219-3 GM0402 ISBN 978-0-87433-274-2
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Chemically Bonded
Cores & Molds
True “how-to-do-it” documentation of opera-
tionally useful data pertaining to all known
chemical binder systems that can be used
successfully in the processing of cores and
molds for casting production. Chapters include:
Aggregates; Equipment; Pattern and Release
Agents; Core/Mold Coatings; Chemical Binder
Systems; Self-Setting Chemical Binder Systems;
Gas Cured Chemical Processes; Quality Control;
Troubleshooting; Casting Defects; Environmen-
tal Considerations. Softcover, 4 x 7 in., 194 pages.
GM8604 ISBN 978-0-87433-101-1
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Principles of Sand Control
AFS Green Sand Committee
Sand processing is a unique combination of
art and science. Most generally accepted prin-
ciples of control have been shaped by a com-
bination of practical experience and scientific
study. The principles that are discussed in this
book are based on both basic fundamentals
and current metalcasting practices, making
this a book that is practical for the novice as
well as the experienced individual. Softbound,
140 pages, 8½ x 11 in..
Metalcasting
Principles & Techniques
Authors : Yury Lerner, PhD, and
P.N. Rao, PhD
Dr. Yury Lerner, Professor Emeritus of Tech-
nology, and Dr. P.N. Rao, Professor of Tech-
nology, at the University of Northern Iowa,
pooled their many years of teaching and
present “Metalcasting Principles & Tech-
niques,” a textbook geared for junior col-
lege and college level students. The book is
also recommended as instructional tool for
metalcasting facilities to train new employ-
ees, for suppliers to learn more about met-
alcasting and for libraries as reference mate-
summarizes known basics and compliments
them with the latest developments in all ar-
eas of metalcasting technique, technology
and quality testing. A Lab and Safety Manual
was developed to complement the textbook.
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Aluminum Alloy Castings:
Properties, Processes and
Applications
J. G. Kaufman & E.L. Rooy
This book provides property and performance
data for all types of aluminum alloy castings
and reviews and describes the factors that con-
tribute to and affect those properties, including
composition, microstructure, casting process,
heat treatment, and quality assurance. Pub-
lished by ASM and AFS. Hardcover, 8 ½ x 11 in.,
340 pages.
NF0405 ISBN 978-0-87170-803-8
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Casting Defects
Handbook: Aluminum &
Aluminum Alloys
Technical Editor: David Neff
In Casting Defects Handbook:Aluminum & Alu-
minum Alloys, many of the common types of
casting defects encountered in the production
of aluminum alloy castings are presented. These
defects are categorized by production method:
sand-casting, permanent mold, high pressure
diecasting, low pressure, investment, plaster and
lost foam. with possible causes and, in some cas-
es, prevention techniques listed.
Softcover, 4½ x 7, 170 pages,.
GM11AL ISBN: 978-0-87433-366-4
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NONFERROUS
Aluminum Permanent Casting Defects
Mold Handbook Handbook: Copper &
The AFS Aluminum Division Technical Commit- Copper-Base Alloys
tee 2E developed this handbook to address the Technical Editor: David Neff
increased application of permanent mold cast-
Casting Defects Handbook: Copper & Copper-
ings for metalcasting personnel, design engi-
Base Alloys provides a comprehensive visual
neers and process engineers. Highlights include
atlas of the more common casting defects
alloy selection; process variations with parts
encountered. in casting copper base alloys.
applications; manual, semi-automated or fully
Softcover, 90 pages, 4½ x 7, most illustrations
automated castings processes; casting defect
in color.
causes and remedies; and computer simulation.
Softcover, 8½ x 11 in., 216 pages. GM10CU ISBN: 978-0-87433-365-7
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2nd Edition Castings: Design, Products
This book provides information on all major & Applications
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Rating Chart causes and solutions, are featured.
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2013 AFS Transactions, Vol. 121

The world’s foremost experts in metalcasting are represented within the
121st volume of the Transactions of the American Foundry Society. This annual
publication contains selected technical papers (presented at the 117th
Metalcasting Congress at CastExpo, April 6-9, 2013, in St. Louis, Missouri) by
some of the top minds in the metalcasting industry and academia. Up-to-the-
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• Aluminum • Magnesium
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Cast Iron Fatigue Properties Database

for Modern Design Methods (DVD)
The material in Cast Iron Fatigue Properties Database for Modern Design Methods
was developed from ten studies done by Element Materials Technology
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(DOE) contract and later as studies under agreements with the American
Foundry Society (AFS) contracted under AFS Research funds and subsequent
AMC (American Metalcasting Coalition) DLA (Defense Logistics Agency)
projects, along with contributed work from Chrysler Group, LLC.

This disk includes material contained in previously published (2003, 2008, and
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a detailed and well-documented strain-life database for cast iron. With the
introduction of the five new studies since the last edition (2009) and the contributed
report by Chrysler, AFS has combined all t en studies into one DVD, and restructured the data
presentation first by metal type (Austempered Ductile Iron, Compacted Graphite Iron, Ductile Iron,
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