Title
Casting Production in Poland and Worldwide during the Past 60 Years
Authors
[ 1 ] Wydział Techniczny, Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2026
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- foundry production
- Grey cast iron
- Spheroidal graphite cast iron
- Steel castings
- Aluminium alloys
Abstract
EN In the article, changes in the total volume of casting production over the past 60 years are discussed, both on a global scale and in Poland. It was found, among others, that while in Poland the maximum volume of this type of production, at the level of approximately 2.5 million tons, occurred in the mid-1970s, in the case of global production the maximum output (about 120 million tons) was recorded in 2023. The study compares the shares of different types of cast iron and steel castings in the total production of ferrous alloy castings, both worldwide and in Poland, during the considered period of approximately 60 years. It was found, among others, that spheroidal graphite cast iron has been gaining increasing interest as a foundry material, whereas in the production of ferrous alloy castings, the share of grey cast iron and steel castings has been decreasing. Among non-ferrous metals, aluminium alloys have been clearly gaining in importance. Based on the collected data, it was observed that casting production, particularly in the last 20 years, has “shifted” from Europe and the USA to Asian countries, mainly China and India. The article characterises in more detail the changes in the volume of casting production from the basic foundry alloys, both on a global scale and in Poland, as well as in several selected countries belonging to the group of leaders. It was found, among others, that while currently the largest casting production is characteristic of the Chinese industry, the highest average annual growth rate of ferrous alloy casting production in the years 2001–2023 was recorded by the Indian industry. In the past period of over 20 years in Poland, the fastest growth was observed in the production of aluminium alloy castings.
Pages (from - to)
157 - 164
License type
CC BY (attribution alone)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Release date
03.2026
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Ministry points / journal
70
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