Rapidly solidify (cast iron or other metal) by contact with a cooled metal mould or other cold surface in order to produce a hard, dense surface.
the first metal flowing on to the cold plate is virtually chill-cast
a thin layer of chill-cast crystals
Example sentencesExamples
- A chill-cast gun-metal will therefore be very different in structure and properties from one which has been annealed.
- This was discovered during an early investigation of the strength and hardness of ternary alloys containing up to 43% Cd and 14% Sb using chill-cast specimens.
- For example, our pan floor tiles are made from chill-cast nickel chromium steel ensuring a long trouble free life with hard aggregate and a lifetime's use with soft aggregate and limestone.
- An inclined chill-casting shown in Fig.1 has been cast for verifying the developed model.
- The PIAD process employs chill-casting techniques and a specialty-steel mold to produce precision castings made from copper and copper-base alloys.