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back draft

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back draft [′bak ‚draft]
(metallurgy)
A reversed taper given to a casting model or pattern to prevent its withdrawal from the mold.


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63) Whether the present state of affairs, that is, the Arab's muscular invective in the form of terrorism, is an explosive back draft of the western Orientalist perspective is a topic worthy of a separate inquiry.
Holes are often elliptical with back draft to prevent sprue hangup.
But in sand casting, they can also add strength, and are essential when a pattern contains back draft or projections which cannot be molded.
 
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