castable
Speech parts
1. castable - Noun
2. castable - Adjective
Meaning
(engineering) Capable of being cast, as in a mould.
(programming) Capable of being cast to another data type.
castable (plural castables)
(engineering) Any substance that can be cast, as in a mould.
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Examples
PETN alone cannot be cast as it explosively decomposes slightly above its melting point, but it can be mixed with other explosives to form castable mixtures.
While Coster appears to have experimented with moulds and castable metal type, there is no evidence that he had actually printed anything with this technology.
The chamber is typically lined with refractory materials such as a hard castable refractory ceramic or a soft ceramic thermal blanket (ex: Kaowool).