sand-cast
verb (used with object)
to produce (a casting) by pouring molten metal into sand molds.
sand casting
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a word derived from
sand-cast.
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The design validation cycle using sand casting only takes to two to three months, two of the sources said, compared with anywhere from six months to a year for metal mold prototypes.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
According to one source, the cost of the design validation process with sand casting, even with multiple versions, is minimal - just 3% of doing the same with a metal prototype.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Models paraded the looks around dunes of purple sand, casting simple silhouettes of well-fitted shift dresses, puffy skirts, tailored trenches and oversized overcoats with three-quarter sleeves.
From US News ● Sep. 18, 2014
For sand casting Susse employs a sand found only in the Seine basin, which becomes almost doughy when moist.
From Time Magazine Archive
The form of box generally favored is a brass sand casting rich in copper to secure good heat conductivity which forms a backing for a thin layer of white brass, babbitt or similar anti-friction metal.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
No moulds for casting leaf-shaped swords of either type have been found in Ireland; and it is therefore probable that at the time they were in use sand-casting had replaced casting from stone moulds.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
