Find out the process comparisons, parameters and advantages of different casting methods.
| UK Investment Casting | Outsourced Investment Casting | Outsourced Water Glass Castings | Outsourced Sand Casting | Outsourced Gravity Die Casting | Outsourced Pressure Die Casting | Outsourced Forging | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Range Achievable (kg) | 0.01 – 25 | 0.01 – 75 | 0.02-150 | 1 – 500 | 0.5 – 25 | 0.01 – 25 | 0.03 – 25 |
| Typical Unit Volume Per Year | 250 – 5,000 | 250 – 100,000 | 250 – 100,000 | 1 – 5,000 | 100 – 50,000 | 5,000 – 1,000,000 | 10,000 – 100,000 |
| Pattern / Tooling Cost | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | High | Moderate |
| Cost of Tooling Change | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | High | Moderate |
| Flexibility Of Design | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Very high | High | Relatively high | Low |
| Minimum Wall Thickness, mm | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Finishing Costs | Low | Low | Low | High | Low – Moderate | Low | Low – Moderate |
| Dimension Accuracy, Tolerances In Accordance With ISO 8062 | CT4 – CT6 | CT5 -CT7 | CT8-CT9 | CT9 – CT10 | CT 6 – CT8 | CT4 | CT5 – CT6 |
| Draft Angle Needed (deg) | 0 – 0.5 | 0 – 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 – 1 | 1 – 2 |
| Surface Finish (Ra) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.4-12.5 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Casting Alloy Bases | Carbon Steel | Carbon Steel | Cast steel | Cast Iron | Aluminium | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Cast Iron | Aluminium | Brass | Copper Base | ||
| Monel | Monel | Stainless Steel | Zinc | Stainless Steel | |||
| Cobalt Chrome | Cobalt Chrome | High Chrome Iron | Carbon Steel | ||||
| Brass | Brass | High Manganese Steel | |||||
| Bronze | Bronze | Alloy Steel | |||||
| Duplex Stainless steel | Duplex Stainless steel | ||||||
| Aluminium | Aluminium | ||||||
| Precipitation Stainless Steel | Precipitation Stainless Steel | ||||||
| Hastelloy | Titanium | ||||||
| Hastelloy | |||||||
| UK Investment Casting | Outsourced Investment Casting | Outsourced Water Glass Castings | Outsourced Sand Casting | Outsourced Gravity Die Casting | Outsourced Pressure Die Casting | Outsourced Forging |
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