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Centrifugal-Casting
This technique involves the molten metal being poured into a rotating mould. The process is used for the manufacture of hollow cylinders (e.g. cylinder liners), bronze or white metal bearings etc. The rotation can result in acceleration forces of up to 60g. It produces high-quality, dense castings, since all of the slag migrates to the bore (due to it being of lower density than the metal) and it can then be machined out.