<span>Molds are created to achieve a
specific design of a material. These materials either came from a process of
having a higher or lower temperature. Therefore, the molder must have thermal
resistant properties. Low melting points means that the material to be shaped
came from a cooler process. Wood and metal have higher thermal conductivity and
therefore can easily be cooled. The wax can turn really hard and can be
unbreakable when present in colder materials due to the lipids present in it. Clay
however can become a mold because of its low melting point.</span>
The waxes are of synthetic, natural, animal or plant origin composed of long and branched chains which gives them a microcrystalline structure. This results in a soft, white, non-translucent substance whose melting temperature is arround 70 ° C.
The melt temperature of the clay exceeds 1000 ° C.
It is clear that wood and metal are not used for low temperature molding.
