Interactive Lab · Cross-Section Diagram
Build Your Mold
Explore a labelled cross-section of a two-part sand casting mold. Click any part to see what it does, watch how molten metal flows through it, and learn the full anatomy.
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Click a hotspot on the diagram to begin.
Learning Objective
Understand the anatomy of a casting mold by exploring it interactively. By the end of this lab you should be able to:
- Identify all eleven parts of a two-part sand casting mold.
- Trace how molten metal flows from the pouring basin to the casting cavity.
- Understand how the cope and drag form the cavity along the parting line.
- See how the core, core print and riser control internal shape and shrinkage.
Feedback
Click any labelled part of the mold to explore what it does.
Information
Click a labelled part on the diagram to learn what it does and why it matters.
Molten Metal Flow
The path metal follows from the ladle to the finished casting.
Structural Parts
The mold body, feeding and internal-shape components.