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February 17, 2009

Aluminum, from the Mines to the Airplanes

Filed under: Aluminum Cast Parts Alloys — Tags: — admin @ 1:24 am

Aluminum, from the mines to the airplanes. Aluminum is mined in countries such as Suriname, Kazakhstan, Jamaica, Guinea, Russia, India, China, Venezuela, Brazil, and Australia. It is malleable, ductile, has a good heat conductivity and electrical conductivity, has high strength-to-weight ratio, is non corrosive, and is cheap enough to manufacture. Boats, bikes, cars, trucks, planes, and railway cars all use aluminum cast parts. The metal is ideal for all kinds of casting methods. Metalworkers employ a different kind of aluminum casting process depending on a product’s design, shape, needed strength, soundness, accuracy of casting measurements, and of course, cost of mold and cost of product per piece.

Aluminum die casting part castings involve processes such as investment casting, sand casting, permanent mold casting, die mold casting and a lot more. A metalworking company is versed in the different procedures. A method that will fit the needs of a client can be chosen from among all these. Some of these companies offer free estimates, consultation, and other services. Online forms are available to be filled up and submitted with relevant information such as a product order description, weight, type, material, quality requirements, and quantity of order. Based on the information you give, a metalworking company can then come up with a price quotation or estimate.

Other services aside from aluminum part castings include machining, anodizing, chem-filling, tumble finishing or vibratory finishing, powder coating, and painting. The industry services such other industries that have need of aluminum cast parts such as the communications industry, the computer industry, the automotive industry, the space industry, and the aeronautics industry.

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North Hollywood, CA. 91605
818-982-9386 Phone * Sales@Cast-Parts.com.

1 Comment

  1. Sand casting, the most widely used casting process, utilizes expendable sand molds to form complex metal parts that can be made of nearly any alloy. Because the sand mold must be destroyed in order to remove the part, called the casting, sand casting typi

    Comment by sand casting — April 23, 2009 @ 8:08 am

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