Steel casting
Type of manufacturing that pours steel into net or near-net shapes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steel casting is a specialized form of casting involving various types of steel cast to either final/net or near-net shape. Steel castings are used when iron castings cannot deliver enough strength or shock resistance.[1]
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"Cast steel" redirects here. For another sense of that term, see cast steel.
Examples of items that are steel castings include: hydroelectric turbine wheels, forging presses, gears, railroad truck frames, valve bodies, pump casings, mining machinery, marine equipment, turbocharger turbines and engine cylinder blocks.[1]
Steel castings are categorized into two general groups: carbon steels and alloy steels.[1]