Blog Take The Metal Casting Quiz: Beginner Level

Think you know a lot about metal casting? Take our beginner level casting quiz and find out. Once you finish the quiz, please take our expert level quiz.

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#1. Which of the following metal casting processes is typically used for long tubes?

Sand casting

Sand casting

Investment casting

Investment casting

Centrifugal casting

Centrifugal casting

None of the above

None of the above

#2. Which casting process usually provides the best as-cast surface finish?

Horizontal centrifugal casting

Horizontal centrifugal casting

Investment casting

Investment casting

Sand casting

Sand casting

Vertical centrifugal casting

Vertical centrifugal casting

#3. The term “cope and drag” is typically associated with which casting process?

Sand casting

Sand casting

Centrifugal casting

Centrifugal casting

Investment casting

Investment casting

Continuous casting

Continuous casting

#4. Which of the following is a benefit/advantage of the investment casting process?

Dimensional accuracy

Dimensional accuracy

Smooth surface finish

Smooth surface finish

Can create complex parts

Can create complex parts

All the above

All the above

#5. The term “Born round, stays round” best relates to which of the following metal casting processes?

Sand casting

Sand casting

Investment casting

Investment casting

Centrifugal casting

Centrifugal casting

All the above

All the above

#6. Which of the following metal casting processes uses wax to make a pattern of the desired part?

Sand casting

Sand casting

Centrifugal casting

Centrifugal casting

Investment casting

Investment casting

None of the above

None of the above

#7. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the sand-casting process?

Tooling costs are usually minimal (compared to investment casting)

Tooling costs are usually minimal (compared to investment casting)

Versatile process that produces a range of parts (size, shape, quantity, alloy)

Versatile process that produces a range of parts (size, shape, quantity, alloy)

As-cast surface finish is superior to other processes

As-cast surface finish is superior to other processes

Typically, faster/lower lead times than investment casting

Typically, faster/lower lead times than investment casting

#8. Which of the following metal casting processes uses a round die spinning on either a horizontal or vertical axis?

Investment casting

Investment casting

Sand casting

Sand casting

Centrifugal casting

Centrifugal casting

None of the above

None of the above

#9. Which of the following is typically used to make a pattern?

Plastic

Plastic

Wood

Wood

Metal

Metal

All the above

All the above

#10. The term “tree” is usually associated with which metal casting process?

Investment casting

Investment casting

Sand casting

Sand casting

Centrifugal casting

Centrifugal casting

None of the above

None of the above

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