This book examines the investment casting process and its products, making it an invaluable reference source for those working in the industry itself, as well as engineers involved with the selection, design and use of investment castings. Coverage includes tooling, pattern technology, investment materials and ceramic shell manufacture, melting and casting, gating and feeding investment castings, finishing investment castings, health, safety and environmental legislation, defects and non-destructive testing, metallurgical aspects: structure control, design for investment casting and a review of applications.