What term describes the process of pouring molten bronze into a mold and allowing it to cool?

• A. A method where solid bronze is hammered into shape.
• B. Molten bronze poured into a mold and allowed to cool.
• C. Bronze heated and pressed into a mold.
• D. Bronze powder mixed with resin to create a cast.

Answer: (B)

Pouring molten bronze into a mold and letting it cool is casting. Casting involves turning liquid metal into a solid by filling a mold cavity and allowing the metal to solidify in the shape of that mold. In bronze work, this is the standard method because it lets the metal flow into intricate details and reproduce complex forms, with common techniques like lost-wax or sand casting. The other descriptions describe different metalworking methods: hammering into shape is forging, which shapes metal while solid; pressing into a mold suggests die- or pressure-casting, which isn’t just pouring and cooling; and mixing bronze powder with resin refers to a resin or powder-based casting, not molten bronze.