翻 砂 工 艺——中国古代的重大发明(外国英语资料).doc

翻 砂 工 艺——中国古代的重大发明 The India Times published 50 inventions that changed the world in November 19, 2007 (see the reference news in November 28th). Among them, Chinas abacus, compass, printing, paper making list. In fact, an invention that changed the world, at least it should be a major invention of the foundry process. The foundry process, or sand casting, is a great invention in ancient China. Its invention changed the machine manufacturing industry of the whole world. It can be said that without the foundry process, there is no modern industrial revolution. But when and how was it invented? Little is known about it. About the ancient foundry process, before the academic circles did not know too much. It is generally believed that the coins of the Song Dynasty were made of sand mould, which not only has physical basis, but also has the basis of literature. Some researchers in the history of science and technology and coins argue that Tang Qian may also be cast in sand mould. The author through long-term study found that the foundry process is the foundation of ancient China cast money industry accumulated in the long-term practice, in order to meet the increasing amount of money casting social demand and continue to reduce costs and improve efficiency, improve the degree of standardization of the pursuit of a new technology and method. The origin of the foundry process On the information available, ancient China Foundry money could be traced back to the northern dynasties. On the basis of the following: (1) have been found in the Northern Wei Yongan five baht money has been significantly the foundry process characteristics. In Figure 1.1, Shanghai Museum of Yongan five baht money. Figure 1.1 North Wei Yongan and five baht money back This money back feature, is the casting process can not explain, either stack casting or a piece of fan (fan or fan casting copper stone) fan (fan, wrong) shift is unlikely to produce this kind of situation, when reprinting operation e