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8 Key Metals Used in Metal Casting
Metal casting is a highly versatile method for manufacturing complex geometries and high-performance components. You can determine the quality and durability of your metal cast component by choosing the right metal for your component. Read on to find out which metal is the best for your manufacturing requirements and learn more about the most commonly used metals for metal casting.
Tooling Design for Investment Casting
When it comes to metalcasting and CNC machining, tooling refers to reusable items that are utilised for each job. Wax-injection dies are used as tooling to create wax patterns in investment casting. If you know how investment casting works, you already know that the investment casting process relies on these wax patterns. Wax has smooth surfaces, low melting temperatures, and excellent flow properties enabling highly complex investment castings to be made.
Tooling for Shell Mould Casting
Tooling for metal casting processes varies. From sand castings with individual moulds and cores to shell moulds with a variety of pattern plates, core boxes, cavities, ejection systems, and gates. When all of these components come together, the shell mould casting process allows the foundry to precisely produce the required dimensions, whether it’s doing a run of 100 or 100,000 parts. There are a variety of metal forming techniques that can be used to create the mould tooling for shell mould casting, and the best process is determined by the conditions of the foundry.
Aluminium Casting vs. Steel Casting: Which Alloy is Right for Your Product
There are a variety of materials that can be used for casting, with steel and aluminium being two of the most popular. Their strength, durability, and aesthetic appeal make them ideal for casting. Manufacturers rely on the properties of these two materials to produce the products they need.They both have advantages and disadvantages. Despite this, manufacturers still prefer them because of their good properties. It is helpful to compare them to find out which is a better alternative…
An Overview of Green Sand Casting
Casting metals in foundries as a mold is done with green sand, a material that is a compound mixture of sand and cement. It is known as ‘green’ not by its colour, but rather because the metal is not ‘set’ when it is poured into it; rather…
What are the types of gating systems in casting processes and how are they designed?
Gating systems are channels through which molten metal flows into the die cavity. The primary purpose is to ensure a smooth and complete flow between the ladle and the cavity of the mold. It is important to have a well-designed gating system in order to achieve perfect castings…
Permanent Mold Casting for More Efficient Product Manufacturing
Casting in a permanent mold may be the right choice for customers seeking a cast method that is economical and easily scalable. Permanent mold casting eliminates the requirement for single-use sand casting, which reduces manufacturing time and expense…
The Control of Die Casting Porosity Defects
When specifying die casting for a product the issue of porosity must be addressed. Despite the porosity defects being unavoidable, they can nevertheless be controlled. The purpose of this article is to explain what causes porosity and how to manage it using best design practices for superior results.
Guide To Making Sheet Metal Brackets
Sheet-metal brackets come in a variety of styles and shapes. It is important to note that each sheet metal bracket-style has its own specific application when mounting a component or…
7 factors Affecting CNC Manufacturing Costs?
Planning is critical in any kind of manufacturing operation. However, when it comes to CNC machining, it becomes supercritical. CNC machining is a relatively costly process and therefore designers must understand the operation in order to minimise costs…
3 Types Of Sand Used In Prototype Casting
Achieving consistently good results by sand casting is a complex process, contrary to the YouTube videos that circulate on social media. Did you know, for instance, that three different kinds of sand are used in sand casting? Why is a particular type of sand used at what time? When should each type of sand be used?
8 Effect of Process Parameters in the Gravity Die Casting Process
In any casting process it becomes tough to judge the exact cause of defects because they are quite perceptive in nature. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to identify the process parameters that considerably affect the quality of the casting product…
Application of reverse engineering in the development of molds in patternless manufacturing technology
The production of prototype molds by traditional manufacturing technologies is time-consuming and financially unsustainable. To speed up the manufacturing of prototype molds various techniques have been developed to produce a mold without using the existing model…
Sand Molding Composition on the Quality of Metal Casted Products
The composition of a sand mold has a strong impact on the mold properties as well as the final casted product. Without an optimal sand mold composition there is a risk for potential defects in the product…
Effects of Gating Design on the Mechanical Properties of Sand Casting Products
Gating design, a crucial step for achieving high-quality castings. This article explains gating design effects on the mechanical properties of sand casting products. Sand casting is the most popular metal casting method, with an estimated 60% of all castings made by this process…
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