investment casting: Meaning and Definition of

invest'ment cast"ing

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  1. a casting process in which an expendable pattern is surrounded by an investment compound and then baked so that the investment is hardened to form a mold and the pattern material may be melted and run off. Also calledCf. lost-wax process.
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