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General Die Casting Design Data Sheet

Having trouble deciding what casting process is most suitable for your needs?  This guide will help you uncover the best casting or molding process for your application.

Note: The below information is meant to be a basic guideline for comparison purposes only.   For more information or a competitive quote, please call 732-634-3000 or contact us now.

Download a printable PDF copy of this chart here.

 

Process

Aluminum Die Casting

Sand Casting

V-Casting

Investment Casting

Graphite Permanent Mold

Steel Die Permanent Mold

Plaster Mold

 

Size Range


 Ounces to 50 lbs Ounces to Tons Up to 150 lbs Up to 250 lbs Up to 6 lbs Up to 100 lbs Ounces to 50 lbs

 

Tolerances

+/-.002"

to 1"

+/- 1/32"

to 6"

+/- .010"

to 1"

+/- .005"

to 1"

+/- .005"

to 1"

+/-.015"

to 1"

+/-.005"

to 2"

 

Tolerances inches/inch thereafter


 +/-.002" +/- .003" +/-.002" +/-.005" +/-.002" +/-.002" +/-.001"

 

Parting Line Shift

+/-.005"

up to 10 sqin

+/-.020"

to .060"

 +/-.020" N/A +/-.005"

+/-.010"

to .030"

 +/-.010"

 

Min. Section Thickness

(premium)

 .060" .110"

.090"

.050"

.090"

 .125"

.060"

 

Min. Section Thickness

(average)

 .110" .110" .125" .080" .120" .187" .080"

 

 Min. Draft Required


 0.5 to 3 degrees 2 to 5 degrees Zero Zero 1 to 3 degrees 2 to 4 degrees 1 to 3 degrees

 

Surface Finish

(RMS)

 32 to 125  250 to 500 125 to 150 60 to 90 63 to 90 150 to 300 63 to 125

 

Average Tooling cost


 $5K to $120K, based on part design $1K to $5K $3K to $6K $2K to $9K $3K to $8K $5K to $20K $3K to $9K

 

Average Tooling Lead Time

(in weeks)

 6 to 14 2 to 6 2 to 4 6 to 8 2 to 4 8 to 20 2 to 6

 

Typical Order Quantity


 5,000+ typical, minimum runs: 500 All All All All 500+ 1 to 250

 Metals

 Aluminum
360
380
413

Zinc
Zamac 3
Zamac 5
ZA-8
ZA-12
ZA-27

Magnesium

 Most All Castable Alloys Aluminum
319
356
535		 All Castable Alloys

 Aluminum
356
319
ZA-12
ZA-27

 Aluminum
Bronze
Iron
Lead

 Aluminum
Zinc
Magnesium
Brass

 

Note: The above information is meant to be a basic guideline for comparison purposes only.   For more information or a competitive quote, please call 732-634-3000 or contact us now.

Download a printable PDF copy of this chart here.

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