Today, we’re sharing an excerpt from: “Castings for the Mining Industry” by John Mortlock, Manager Technical Services Division Bradken Consolidated, Ltd. Types of Abrasive Wear By convention, three types of abrasive wear are recognized – gouging abrasion, high-stress abrasion, and low-stress abrasion. These classifications are made on the basis of the operating stresses rather than...Continue Reading

Metal castings are vital to many key industries such as agriculture, automotive, and mining. Without castings, these industries and their role in our everyday lives wouldn’t be the same. Agriculture “Agriculture is the world’s oldest industry; without it, society as we know it would not exist (avalon-castings.com, n.d.). Farmers grow the food that feeds the...Continue Reading