The ancient Chinese casting techniques

In the course of Chinese civilization,which lasted more than 5,000 years,casting production has made a huge contribution.In this paper,some representative metal castings were presented.According to their forming techniques,they can be grouped into stone mould casting,clay mould casting,ablation casting,lost wax casting,stack casting,permanent mould casting,sand casting,etc.According to their materials,they can be categorized into tin bronze,bimetallic bronze,malleable cast iron,ductile cast iron,brass,cupro...