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...central holes. [Images to demonstrate Centrifugal casting (see article)] Manufacture: Centrifugal casting is used to manufacture hollow cylindrical products. When the length of the product is great compared with its diameter (e.g. cast iron pipes, gun barrels and propeller shafts with diameters up to 1.73 m), the mould is rotated about a horizontal axis. If the diameter...

...central axis, progressively forming the malleable material into the required shape...Top die can be orbited by a few degrees (a°) about the vertical axis, while the lower die is moved upwards during the forging operation. [Diagram to demonstrate 'Orbital forging' - see article] Only a small area of contact, reduces forging loads to only 10% of that of conventional...

...central goal of two upcoming missions is to understand whether this ocean might harbour conditions suitable for life. [The launch of the JUICE spacecraft ]Figure 1 The launch of the JUICE spacecraft onboard an ESA Ariane 5 rocket from Guiana Space Centre on 14 April 2023Show descriptionA photograph of a rocket, standing vertical. It is a long tube-shape with a pointed end...