Abstract
There is a degree of ambiguity about the term quality when applied to cast products: if can refer to the external engineering form of the casting, covering such parameters as dimensional tolerances and surface finish, or it can indicate some measure of performance expected of the cast material, such as the tensile load capability or fatigue behaviour. Each of these meanings is discussed in this paper in relation to a range of casting processes. The need for higher quality, in each sense, is stressed.
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