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What is aluminium die casting? Process, advantages and limits
The aluminium die casting process step by step: die, filling, solidification and secondary operations. Where the method is strong, where it stops, and which parts suit it.
Read moreWhat drives the cost of a die casting?
The price of a die casting comes from four items: die, material, cycle time and secondary operations. How volume and design move the figure, and what a quote request needs.
Read moreAnodising, powder coating or chromating?
Choosing a surface treatment for aluminium die castings: what anodising, powder coating and chromating actually do, when each is right, and how the alloy affects the look.
Read moreHot chamber or cold chamber die casting?
The difference between the two die casting machine types, why aluminium calls for a cold chamber, and how that choice lands on cycle time and part design.
Read moreHow is porosity reduced in a die casting?
The difference between gas and shrinkage porosity, where each comes from, and the countermeasures available in design, die and process. Detection methods and acceptance criteria.
Read moreWhy does draft angle matter so much in die design?
What draft angle is, why inner and outer surfaces differ, and how surface texture and cores change it. What insufficient draft costs in die life and scrap.
Read moreHow to choose an aluminium casting alloy
Comparing casting alloys, AlSi9Cu3 and AlSi10Mg first among them: how to weigh mechanical load, heat conduction, corrosion, surface treatment and castability.
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