Review of ceramic mold casting of metal-based materials via the Shaw process

Abstract

A mini review covering mold casting of metal-based materials via the Shaw process. Ceramic mold casting refers to metal casting processes that employ ceramics as the mold material. The Shaw process and the Unicast process are types of ceramic mold casting that are used to manufacture items (e.g. golf clubs, impellers, etc.) from low to high volume, and from small to large tonnage. This mini review covers the academic and patent literature that focus on metal casting via the Shaw process.