[Vocabulary] moulding/casting

[mmasny]

Is there a difference? Can I mould and cast same things?

 

[Tdol]

Not always- we have cake/jelly moulds- I've not heard casts being used for them. We talk about cast iron.

 

[Jaskin]

Hi

Please note not a teacher nor a native speaker.

I understand that you use cast and mould as verbs.
I did a little research and it seems that mould is used mainly with things that have high plasticity, and the shape can be given using hands or simple tools.
such as :

plastic
clay
wet sand
wax
gold
silver
cheese


flesh
body
breasts
shape
personality
life

PS.

Cheers

 

[sarat_106]

Hi

Please note not a teacher nor a native speaker.

I understand that you use cast and mould as verbs.
I did a little research and it seems that mould is used mainly with things that have high plasticity, and the shape can be given using hands or simple tools.
such as :

plastic
clay
wet sand
wax
gold
silver
cheese


flesh
body
breasts
shape
personality
life

PS.

Cheers

You have mentioned the names some materials and terms used in the process. Moulding and casting are primarily two different engineering processes for manufacturing parts or goods having different shapes. Modern manufacturing processes use varieties of moulding and casting techniques applicable to specific materials.
For example: injection molding is the most commonly used manufacturing process for the fabrication of plastic parts or goods.
Pressure die-casting is used to manufacture of aluminum/brass/other metal parts .
These are mass manufacturing processes for making standard products. However, for making non standard products and items in small quantities, a process called sand casting useing wet sand(mostly manual)is employed.