centrifugal casting

American  

noun

Metallurgy.

1. casting that utilizes centrifugal force within a spinning mold to force the metal against the walls.

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Etymology

Origin of centrifugal casting

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Departing from the traditional melt casting method, the team introduced a horizontal centrifugal casting method to overcome existing limitations.

From Science Daily

Drawing inspiration from the horizontal centrifugal casting technique used in producing iron pipes, the research team successfully achieved a uniform polymer solid electrolyte by rotating the solution horizontally during manufacturing.

From Science Daily

Moreover, the production volume can be easily adjusted by varying the size of the horizontal centrifugal casting cylinder, ensuring consistent thickness and surface quality of polymer solid electrolytes, ideal for battery production.

From Science Daily

Induction heating contributes to one of the most ingenious practices in modern arsenals�the centrifugal casting of gun barrels.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Ford's chief metallurgist, Russell H. McCarroll, last week: "By making an airplane cylinder barrel as a centrifugal casting instead of a forging, we helped break all four of the main bottlenecks in production: materials, time, skilled manpower and machine tools."

From Time Magazine Archive