No matter what your application, metal casting molds are available to get the job done. Molds for metal casting can be either expendable or permanent. They can be made of plaster, sand, wax, steel, steel alloy and copper. The different metals that can be cast in molds include silver, gold, bronze, zinc, aluminum, magnesium, copper, lead and tin.
Before choosing a metal casting mold, you need to consider the type of metal you want to cast, the weight of the item, the overall length, the minimum and maximum thicknesses, the desired surface finish and the number of pieces to be produced. Armed with your metal casting information, you're ready to start comparing molds. The most common types of metal casting molds used in industrial applications are the following:
1. Permanent metal casting molds
2. Die casting molds
3. Centrifugal molds for metal casting
4. Continuous casting molds
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In permanent cast metal manufacturing, a metal casting die is used in conjunction with metal or sand cores, where applicable. Some of the parts made with this process include timing gear housings, pistons, oil pans, torque converter impellers, intake manifolds, wheels and turbo-charger compressor housings.
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Die casting applications make zinc, copper and aluminum products for every known market. Precision parts, such as gears, connector housings and sprockets, are made from aluminum alloys. When wear resistance and corrosion are a problem in electrical, marine and plumbing applications, copper alloys are used.
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Metals used in centrifugal molding include copper, iron, nickel, steel, alloys of aluminum and stainless steel. Cylinder liners, pressure vessels, pipes, flywheels and boilers are made by this process.
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In continuous casting the molten steel is formed into a billet, bloom or slab that is later finished. Steel is the metal with the largest tonnage cast by this process, although aluminium and copper are also continuously cast.
- Traditional die metal casting molds made from hardened steel are very expensive, resulting in high start-up costs.
- While molds for casting metal are widely used in industrial applications, they are also used on a smaller scale by hobbyists and artists.
