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B22D 18/00

Pressure casting; Vacuum casting

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
Subclass:
CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B22D 18/02 Pressure casting making use of mechanical pressing devices, e.g. cast-forging
  • B22D 18/04 Low pressure casting, i.e. making use of pressures up to a few bars to fill the mould
  • B22D 18/06 Vacuum casting, i.e. making use of vacuum to fill the mould
  • B22D 18/08 Controlling, supervising, e.g. for safety reasons