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- published standard requirements, attributed to the standard concerned;
- general industry practice, described without numerical guarantees;
- typical indicative values, identified as such in the text;
- LOSTWAX scope, which is stated explicitly and confirmed per project.
Indicative values are for orientation in design and purchasing. They are not guaranteed manufacturing specifications.
Sources
Technical explanations are based on the published scopes of ISO, CEN, ASTM International and BDG/VDG documents, on information published by the Investment Casting Institute and the European Investment Casters' Federation, on ASM International handbooks on casting, and on established metallurgical and foundry engineering references. Standards are summarised in original wording and are not reproduced.
Verification status
- Editions and status of the standards marked as verified in the standards library were checked against publisher information in November 2026.
- Composition limits and minimum mechanical properties in the materials database were compiled from the cited specifications. They must be checked against the current edition of the specification before use in design, purchasing or certification.
- The tolerance values in the tolerance reference are an extract of the table of linear dimensional casting tolerances in ISO 8062-3 and should be confirmed against the purchased standard.
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