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April 14, 2009

Aluminum is Handy in Casting

Filed under: Aluminum Cast Parts Alloys,Aluminum Casting Parts,Die Casting Tooling — admin @ 1:15 am

Aluminum is Handy in Die Casting – Casting is a manufacturing or production process wherein a liquid material is poured in a hollow mold, the cavity of which has the manufacturer’s desired shape, and after which, allowed to solidify. Once already in its solid state, the casted material is ejected from the mold. A lot of casting done is with the use of hot liquid metal or some other materials that may cold set even after it was mixed with other components like plaster, concrete, epoxy, etc.

There are several processes in casting metals. Also, there are only few metals that may be cast by all of the mentioned metal casting processes. Aluminum is one of those metals. Aluminum casting process may be done through all of these processes namely, die casting, sand casting, plaster casting, permanent molding casting, continuous casting and investment casting. This is how handy aluminum can be when it comes to casting metals. When choosing what casting process will be used wherein aluminum will be used, two important factors are taken into account. The first one is the cost and feasibility factor and the second is the quality factor. Depending on the desired result and preference, the manufacturer will be able to determine which process would be best to adopt.

However, this process is not easily understandable to the ordinary people. Other technical terms and processes such as aluminum die casting parts prices and casting, alloy casting, mold casting, aluminum cast parts and other terminologies may not even be familiar to most materials engineers and scientists who does not have a background on metallurgical processes. People are already using a lot of cast products and they do not even have any idea how they were made or what processes were involved.

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April 10, 2009

Different Aluminum Casting Processes

Filed under: Aluminum Casting Parts — Tags: — admin @ 3:12 am

Different Aluminum Castings Processes. Majority of the aluminum casting processes made in the United States are for automotive industry. Aluminum cast parts are also frequently used in power transmission, architectural structural and ornamental purposes. Aluminum cast parts are commonly utilized in vehicles such as aircraft, trucks, automobiles, railroad cars and others.

Aluminum casting process involves the melting of the aluminum or aluminum alloys and pouring it into a mold of preferred shape and allowed to harden. The solidified casting is then ejected out to complete the process. Casting is preferable in the production of complex shapes and more refined surface. It is oftentimes used in shaping materials such glass, plastics, metals and alloys.

In casting aluminum processes, feasibility and cost factors, and quality factors have significant effect in the selection of which casting method should be used. There are various methods involve in the aluminum casting processes, and these are grouped into two categories: expendable mold casting and non-expendable mold casting. The expendable mold casting involves the use of temporary, non-reusable molds and these include the waste molding of plaster, sand casting, plaster casting of metals, casting of plaster, concrete, or plastic resin, shell molding, investment casting, and bonded sand processes. expendable mold casting on the other hand, as differentiated from those methods under the expendable mold castings, need not be reformed after each production cycle; and these include the permanent mold casting, die casting, semi-solid metal casting, centrifugal casting, and continuous casting. Some other methods of casting are lost foam, squeeze casting, and hot isostatic pressing.

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April 7, 2009

Die Casting Setup Man Job

Filed under: Aluminum Casting Parts — Tags: — admin @ 8:26 pm

Die Casting Setup Man Job

Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday (full time 40 hours per week)

This is a position with growth opportunity. Compensation based on experience and skills. Benefits include: Holiday pay and medical insurance.

# Must know how to disassemble and reassemble die casting molds.
# Must have experience setting Dies and Molds in Die Casting Machine.
# Must be able to operate a forklift.
# Must have some experience operating die casting machine.
# Must understand die casting machines and die casting tooling.
# Should understand die casting process.
# Should know how to process die cast parts from raw to a finished machined part.
# Should know how to use flow to process parts.
# Should have 10 years experience in die casting.
# Should have 2 years experience in supervision.

Must be willing to learn what it takes to produce the best quality aluminum die cast products for our customers and ship them on time. Die Casting Jobs.

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April 6, 2009

The Aluminum Cast Parts Process: Why It Is Superior

Filed under: Aluminum Casting Parts — Tags: — admin @ 3:07 am

The Aluminum die Casting Parts Process: Why It Is Superior. The aluminum casting process is considered superior over all other casting process available today, including plaster casting, die casting, investment casting, sand casting, permanent mold casting, and continuous casting, to name a few. The industrialized world enjoys the variety of advantages that the said casting process offers. Aluminum, unknown to many, is one of the few chosen metals that can be cast using any of the processes employed for the casting of metals. This makes aluminum part castings versatile and economical, top reasons why many businesses in the metalworking industry prefer it over other metals.

Many factors are taken into consideration in the selection of the most appropriate casting process for the production of a specific aluminum alloy part. In the aluminum casting process, the most important factors to consider boil down to these three: feasibility, cost, and quality. Because the process requires much attention to the planning stage, it is able to produce the finest products, as opposed to other casting processes that are only operation-oriented.

The benefits of using the aluminum casting process are many. For one, aluminum alloy parts are known to equal or even exceed normal construction steel’s strength even though aluminum in itself only carries a third of the density of steel. Structures under shock loads also find favor for aluminum cast parts because they have high elasticity levels, not to mention high resistance levels to weather, liquids, and atmospheric gases. Aluminum also stands tall beside copper; the former conducts both heat and electricity just as well as the latter. For all these reasons and more, the aluminum casting process remains the best among all other casting processes out there.

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March 29, 2009

Aluminum Casting Parts

Filed under: Aluminum Casting Parts — Tags: — admin @ 12:22 am

Aluminum Casting Parts. Die casting is commonly used in the production of engineering metal parts. Die casting involves the process of forcing molten metal under pressure to create reusable steel mold or die. Die casting process can be used in both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, but are more commonly used in non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, lead, magnesium, tin based alloys and zinc. As compared to sand molding, die casting is produced quicker and more economically in automatic machines, and multiple production of similar parts can be cast in just one operation by using multiple dies. Die casting is preferable in the production of tools which require more refined and more detailed process.

Aluminum die casting is a process which involves the placing of melted aluminum metal under pressure and forcing it into a steel mold or die. Aluminum die casts are lightweight alloy which has one-third of the steel’s density, and stiffness. Its light weight makes it useful in the manufacture of tools which place importance to mobility and energy conservation. Aluminum cast parts are commonly used in the construction of aircraft, railroad cars and automobiles. Due to its great resistance to corrosion and high-heat conductivity, Aluminum cast parts are frequently used as well in the manufacture of hardware and tools. Aluminum cast parts are characterized by high thermal, electrical conductivity and strength at high temperatures. These characteristics of Aluminum cast parts made it widely used in the manufacture of cooking utensils and pistons of internal-combustion engines. Aluminum wire is thicker yet lighter than a copper wire, this makes it preferable in long-distance, high-voltage power transmission.

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