Lost wax casting is a casting process that uses a wax pattern to create a ceramic mold for creating a part or product design. It has been known over the years as lost wax or precision casting due to its accuracy in recreating parts with precise tolerances. In modern applications, lost wax casting is referred to as investment casting.
The process that makes lost wax casting unlike any other casting method is the use of a wax pattern to create the initial mold, which can have intricate and complex designs.
The lost wax casting process as below:
Creation of the Die →Die Producing the Wax Pattern→Wax Pattern Tree→Shell building(Ceramic Coated Wax Pattern)→Dewaxing→Burnout→Casting→Knock Out, Divesting, or Cleaning→Cutting→shot or sand blasting→
surface treatment