What is Casting?

1. A process for forming an object by pouring melted metal into a hollow mold; often used for duplicating a piece of jewelry, using the original piece as a pattern for making the mold. 2. The process of manufacture in which molten metal is poured into a mold for the purpose of shaping. 3. A process for forming or duplicating jewelry objects by forcing molten metal into an investment mold from which the wax pattern has been burned out. Pressure may be applied by centrifugal force, air, steam, or a vacuum beneath the mold.