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Process Guide
  V Process
Casting		 Green Sand
Casting		 Investment Casting Powder
Metal		 Miniature Die Casting MIM Thixoforming Stamping Fine
Blanking		 Cold Heading Die
Casting
Metals
 Aluminum Most Castable Metals Most Castable Metals Wide
Variety		 Zinc Wide
Variety		 Magnesium Various Various Any Wire Aluminum, Zinc & Magnesium
Size Range
general
info		 .5 to 40 inch Varies 10 grams
to 150 lbs 		<20 sq in under 4 oz < 150 grams < 6 lbs < 1/4 sheet < 5/8 sheet .018
to 1.625 shank size		 < 2sq feet
Linear Tolerances general
info		 +/- .010 /
first inch
+/-.002 / inch
thereafter 		+/-.032
up to 6"

+/-.005 /
inch

 +/- .004 /
inch 		+/-.003 /
inch		 +/- .003 /
inch		 +/-.002 /
first inch
+/-.0005 / inch thereafter 		variable variable +/- .003 +/- .005
first inch
+/-.002 /
inch thereafter
Tooling
Cost*		 1 1 3 2 2 3 5 3 3 1 5
Part
Price*		 4 3 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 1 3
Design Freedom* 5 4 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 2 4
Order Quantities 1 to 10,000 1 to 5000 all > 5,000
eau		 > 50,000 eau > 30,000 eau > 40,000
eau		 various > 50,000
eau 		>5,000 eau > 5,000
eau

Primary
Advantages

 Low tooling cost, low porosity,
quick turn around, superior surface finish, fine detail capability & tight tolerance 		low cost tooling, short lead times design freedom, volume flexibility low pc price, close tolerance capability, low tooling cost low pc price, low tooling
cost 		design
freedom,
good
mechanical
properties 		very close tolerance capabilities, low porosity, excellent surface finish, long tooling life low pc price good flatness tolerance capability, smooth edge & excellent repeatability low pc price, low tooling cost low pc
price, high production rate

* low - 5 high

 

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