Lost Wax Casting Process

The waxing method is also known as "melting mode". Or called dewaxing, the precise casting method of bronze and other metal objects. This method has been used in bronze casting in ancient China, and the modern precision casting is called the investment casting precision casting.

The principle of lost wax casting technology is originated from the immolation method, which was first seen in the middle and late shang dynasty. This technique gradually died out after the appearance of the non-linear waxing method.

Manufacturing process:

Make mould with wax, apply molding material, become integral cast. The mold will be melted into a cavity and cast into liquid metal. In ancient times, castings with complex shapes were used in casting. The earliest known loss of wax casting in China is the late spring and autumn period of copper and copper in xichuan, henan. After the warring states period, the application scope of the waxing method was gradually expanded. Besides the ding and yi, it was also used for the casting of seal, the bell, the Buddha and the containers and ornaments in the minority areas. In modern times, the lost wax method is still used in casting metal casting, which is called investment casting.