Table of contents : Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Editors and Authors Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Tooling 3. Pattern Technology 4. Investment Materials and Ceramic Shell Manufacture 5. Melting and Casting 6. Gating and Feeding Investment Castings 7. Finishing Investment Castings 8. Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation 9. Defects and Non-Destructive Testing 10. Metallurgical Aspects: Structure Control 11. Design for Investment Casting 12. Review of Applications 12.1 Application to Aerospace 12.2 General Applications of Investment Castings 12.3 Jewellery Investment Casting 12.4 Investment Casting in Surgery and Dentistry Index