Sand casting
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![Cope & drag (top and bottom halves of a sand mold), with cores in place on the drag](/Images/godic/202502/09/SandMoldCopeDragCores5616.jpg")
![Sand Molding tools and books used in Auckland and Nelson New Zealand between approximately 1946 and 1960](/Images/godic/202502/09/Sand_molding_tools5616.jpg")
![Two sets of castings (bronze and aluminium) from the above sand mold](/Images/godic/202502/09/SandMoldBronzeAluminium5616.jpg")
Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. The term "sand casting" can also refer to an object produced via the sand casting process. Sand castings are produced in specialized factories called foundries. Over 70% of all metal castings are produced via sand casting process.