1. D.W. Townsend, S.A. Gavin, Guide to Production Methods for High Quality Gun Metal Castings, Vol. 1, 1984.
2. M. Murphy, Non-ferrous Foundry Metallurgy, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1962.
3. P.R. Beely, Foundry Technology, Butterworths, London, 1982, pp. 440–509.
4. Metals Handbook, 9th Edition, Vol. 15 — Casting, ASM, 1989, pp. 296–307.
5. F.J. Davies, Solidification and Casting, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1973.