THE CASTING OF METAL is a prehistoric technology, but one that appears relatively late in the archaeological record. There were many earlier fire-using technologies, collectively called by Wertime pyrotechnology, which provided a basis for the development of metal casting. | HANDBOOK VOLUME 15 Casting ASM INTERNATIONAL The Materials Information Company Publication Information and Contributors Casting was published in 1988 as Volume 15 of the 9th Edition Metals Handbook. With the second printing 1992 the series title was changed to ASM Handbook. The Volume was prepared under the direction of the ASM Handbook Committee. Volume Chair The Volume Chair was . Stefanescu. Authors and Reviewers Rafael Menezes Nunes UFRGS G. J. Abbaschian University of Florida Harvey Abramowitz Purdue University R. Agarwal General Motors Technical Center Mark J. Alcini Williams International Robert L. Allen Deere Company Richard L. Anderson Arnold Engineering Company John Andrews Camden Castings Center James J. Archibald Ashland Chemical Company Shigeo Asai Nagoya University Japan William H. Bailey Cleveland Pneumatic Company Leo J. Baran American Foundrymen s Society Inc. . Barice Precision Castparts Corporation Charles E. Bates Southern Research Institute Robert J. Bayuzick Vanderbilt University J. Beech University of Sheffield Great Britain . Behal Dofasco Inc. Canada P. Belding Columbia Steel Casting Company John T. Berry University of Alabama U. Betz Leybold AG West Germany Gopal K. Bhat Bhat Technology International Inc. Yves Bienvenu Ecole des Mines de Paris France . Bills Reynolds Metals Company Reynolds Aluminum Charles R. Bird Stainless Steel Foundry Engineering Inc. . Blazek Inland Steel Company William J. Boettinger National Bureau of Standards . Bohlmann . Technologies Inc. Charles B. Boyer Battelle Columbus Division Jose R. Branco Colorado School of Mines R. Brink Leybold AG West Germany William Brouse Carpenter Technology Corporation Roger B. Brown Disamatic Inc. Francis Brozo Hitchcock Industries Inc. Robert S. Buck International Magnesium Consultants Inc. J. Bukowski General Motors Technical Center Wilhelm Burgmann Leybold AG West Germany . Burrier The Timken Company Michael Byrne Homer Research Laboratories . Camacho
