See figs. 38, 39, 40, 122.
A type of metal insertion placed in the gap between the and the outer as a spacer to hold the core in place during the casting operation. A number of these are placed strategically throughout the mold. They are most often made of an alloy similar to that of the surrounding metal, as they will become embedded in the . In modern foundries, chaplets are mainly used in , but they have been encountered in historic as well.
Note: The term “chaplet” has occasionally been used in the context of technical studies to refer to nails or pins that extend from the core to the mold and serve to hold the core in place (Beale, Arthur. 1975. “A Technical View of Nineteenth-Century Sculpture.” In Metamorphoses in Nineteenth-Century Sculpture, 28–55. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press., Mattusch, Carol C. 1996. The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums.). More commonly these are referred to as .
Sources
Cultural Heritage: Beale, Arthur. 1975. “A Technical View of Nineteenth-Century Sculpture.” In Metamorphoses in Nineteenth-Century Sculpture, 28–55. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press., 40; Mattusch, Carol C. 1996. The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums., 24; Penny, Nicholas. 1993. The Materials of Sculpture. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press., 298; Salter, C. J., and B. J. J. Gilmour. n.d. “Glossary of Terms Used in the Study of Ancient Metal-Working and Associated Processes.” Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group, Department of Materials, University of Oxford.
Art and Craft Textbook: McCreight, Tim. 1996. Practical Casting: A Studio Reference. Boylston, MA: Brynmorgen Press.
Copper Industry: Brunhuber, Ernst. 1988. Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch = Foundry Dictionary. 4th ed. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.; Association Technique de Fonderie, Commission Ingénieurs et Techniciens. 1979. Dictionnaire idéologique de fonderie / Indexed Foundry Dictionary / Systematisches Giessereiwörterbuch. Meudon: Techniques des industries de la Fonderie.
To Be Distinguished From
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core nail
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core pin
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core rod
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Synonyms
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core plate
Source: Copper Industry: Brunhuber, Ernst. 1988. Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch = Foundry Dictionary. 4th ed. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
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spacer
Source: Cultural Heritage: Strahan, Donna. 2010. “Piece Mold Casting: A Chinese Tradition for Fourth- and Fifth-Century Bronze Buddha Images.” Metropolitan Museum Studies in Art, Science, and Technology 1:133–53.
Translations
French:
cale à noyau
Petite plaque métallique disposée sur le ou sur la paroi interne du pour maintenir le noyau en place lors de la , et dont l’épaisseur déterminera l’épaisseur de la .
Note: Dans la mesure ou aucun terme spécifique n’existait à notre connaissance pour décrire un élément rencontré dans plusieurs bronzes anciens, le terme « cale à noyau » a été proposé et soumis à l’approbation des membres francophones de CAST:ING. Certains auteurs (Bader, O., and M. Théret. 1961. Dictionnaire de métallurgie. Paris: Eyrolles.) précisent que « ce sont de petites cales métalliques » pour fonte au sable. D’autres qu’elles servent « à le caler dans sa position » (Association Technique de Fonderie, Commission Ingénieurs et Techniciens. 1979. Dictionnaire idéologique de fonderie / Indexed Foundry Dictionary / Systematisches Giessereiwörterbuch. Meudon: Techniques des industries de la Fonderie.). Tous donnent la traduction en anglais « chaplet ».
To Be Distinguished From
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broche
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clou
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clou distanciateur
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distanciateur
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fer
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fer de maintien
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fer de soutien
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fer à noyau
Alternate Translations
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chapelet
Source: Historical: Diderot, Denis, Jean le Rond d’Alembert et al. 1751. Encyclopédie; ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. 17 vols. Paris: Briasson. http://enccre.academie-sciences.fr/encyclopedie/., 11:267a, entry « noyau terme d’artillerie »
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plaque porte noyau
Terme réservé à la coulée sous pression.
Source: Copper Industry: Brunhuber, Ernst. 1988. Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch = Foundry Dictionary. 4th ed. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
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support de noyau
Sources: Copper Industry: Bader, O., and M. Théret. 1961. Dictionnaire de métallurgie. Paris: Eyrolles., 614; Association Technique de Fonderie, Commission Ingénieurs et Techniciens. 1979. Dictionnaire idéologique de fonderie / Indexed Foundry Dictionary / Systematisches Giessereiwörterbuch. Meudon: Techniques des industries de la Fonderie.
German:
Kernhalteplatte
Source
Brunhuber, Ernst. 1988. Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch = Foundry Dictionary. 4th ed. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
Alternate Translation
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Kernhalter
Source: Willer, Frank. 1994. “Fragen zur intentionellen Schwarzpatina an den Mahdiabronzen.” In Das Wrack. Der antike Schiffsfund von Mahdia, edited by Gisela Hellenkemper Salies with Hans-Hoyer von Prittwitz und Gaffron and Gerhard Bauchhenß, 2:1023–31. Kataloge des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Bonn. Cologne: Rheinland Verlag.
Italian: chiodo distanziatore
Chinese: 墊片
Note: This term has several translations, including “chaplet,” “shim,” “spacer,” “gasket.”
Sources
Ming Juxin | 明举新. 2001. 汉英冶金工业词典 = Han ying yejin gongye cidian = A Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary of Metallurgical Industry. 3rd ed. 长沙市: 中南大学出版社 = Changsha shi: Zhongnan daxue chuban she [Zhong Nan University Press]., 272; Zhang Changping et al. | 张昌平. 2010. “二里冈文化至殷墟文化时期青铜器范型技术的发展 = Development of Clay Mold-Making Technology for Bronze Casting from Erligang Culture to Yinxu Culture.”考古 = Kaogu 8:79–86. Republished in English in Chinese Archaeology 11 (2011): 148–54., 85; Liu Yu et al. | 刘煜. 2015) “殷墟青銅器金屬芯撐技術研究 = A Technical Study of Metal Chaplets Used on Bronzes from Yinxu.” 南方文物 = Cultural Relics in Southern China 4:97–111., 97
Alternate Translations
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撑头
Source: Ming Juxin | 明举新. 2001. 汉英冶金工业词典 = Han ying yejin gongye cidian = A Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary of Metallurgical Industry. 3rd ed. 长沙市: 中南大学出版社 = Changsha shi: Zhongnan daxue chuban she [Zhong Nan University Press]., 141
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芯撐
Source: TNATD
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金属撑子
Source: Ming Juxin | 明举新. 2001. 汉英冶金工业词典 = Han ying yejin gongye cidian = A Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary of Metallurgical Industry. 3rd ed. 长沙市: 中南大学出版社 = Changsha shi: Zhongnan daxue chuban she [Zhong Nan University Press]., 141