A frequently misunderstood technology, die casting is considered the shortest route between raw material and near net shape. For many decades, high pressure die casting was viewed as an art based upon "seat of the pant" strategies. 

However, many of these crude reactions actually worked because the fundamental process is quite forgiving of eccentric.

Whether you're involved in a highly specialized operation, or need comprehensive information on many types of die designs, this book is your most comprehensive reference on how to design dies. Hundreds of illustrations of proven designs are included.

Each chapter of Professor Cambell's new book Castings Practice will take a look at one of his 10 rules. It is to be expected that the Rules wil one day be taken as an outline or blueprint for an international specification on the methods for making reliable castings.

Retaining its unique and much praised organization, this leading text has been revised to reflect the most recent developments in design tools. 

Campbell’s Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes, Techniques and Design, Second Edition provides an update to the first single-volume guide to cover modern principles and processes in such breadth and depth, while also retaining a clear, practical focus.

The work has a unique viewpoint, interpreting the behavior of castings, and metals as a whole, in terms of their biofilm content, the largely invisible casting defects which control much of the structure and behavior of metals.

Cast Iron Technology presents a critical review of the nature of cast irons. It discusses the types of cast iron and the general purpose of cast irons. It also presents the history of the iron founding industry. 

Some of the topics covered in the book are the:

Die Casting Metallurgy focuses on developments in the metallurgy of die casting. Ore distribution, smelting methods, and energy requirements for the major non-ferrous metals that are die cast are considered. This text has 29 chapters; the first of which provides an overview of early developments in die casting. 

The book provides a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge developments in aluminum alloy casting and forming processes. Comprising a collection of articles, it delves into the diverse processing techniques, metallurgical complexities, and mechanical characteristics of these extraordinary materials. 

Each contribution serves as a catalyst for progress in advanced aluminum alloy applications, meticulously addressing challenges and offering innovative solutions.

Casting Aluminum Alloys, Second Edition, the follow up to the fall 2007 work on the structure, properties, thermal resistance, corrosion and fatigue of aluminum alloys in industrial manufacturing, discusses findings from the past decade, including sections on new casting alloys, novel casting technologies, and new methods of alloys design.

Casting and Moulding: Foundry Techniques for Schools attempts to present certain aspects of foundry work in a simple and accurate manner, and explore the possibilities it holds for schools. The techniques described range from the very simple and relatively inexpensive to the more difficult and costly, but all have been tried and found to be successful in schools.