Category: investment casting

Stainless steel casting and aluminum casting are the most commonly adopted metal forming processes today when it comes to the construction of complex metal parts for marine application. While aluminium castings are light, they have limited corrosion resistance in seawater and requires significant maintenance. Stainless steel castings, thus, are recognised as the premium selection for marine applications for the excellent corrosion resistance, lustre, strength and stiffness. Why Stainless Steel for Marine Application? For many marine applications, grade 304 (UNS S30400/S30403)…

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316L stainless steel is low carbon version of 316 stainless steel. Compared with 316 stainless steel castings, the lower carbon content of 316L stainless steel castings helps improve the weldability as well as corrosion resistance. The added Molybedum in 316L stainless steel castings gives the parts much better pitting resistance than the traditional 304L stainless steel castings. This alloy is one of the most widely used cast stainless steel grades showing up in just about every industry and is often…

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Many automotive companies from UK, USA, Canada, Canada and so on, are sourcing their automotive components made from aluminum die casting in China. The higher demands on automotive die casting parts makes some top leading aluminum die casting companies like CFS Foundry booming. Aluminum die castings are used in a variety of automotive manufacturing processes. The automotive companies are expecting their orders to increase by nearly 40 percent over the next six years in China. This is due to the…

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Stainless steel investment casting is a complex and hard working process that is a necessity for the creation of many stainless steel components with high size accuracy, from marine parts to golf club heads. Even though the investment casting process has a long history, the stainless steel casting process actually get improved since its original invention. With the exception of the types of equipments and supplies used to melt and shape the metal, the overall stainless steel investment casting process…

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Stainless steel investment casting is more precise and can make complex components. This process is used in making different types of stainless steel parts with complex shape, close tolerance and smooth surface. Unlike in sand casting, in investment casting there is a mold which is machined out and the mold is injected with wax where in it produces wax model. It will be followed with a wax assembly together with other waxes from the tree mold. Different sizes can be…

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Among all the stainless steel casting grades, 316 stainles steel, the equivalent grade is CF8M stainless steel, is the common grade used in investment casting process. As the leading stainless steel casting company in China, we would like to share the benefits of using 316 stainless steel castings in below: Corrosion Resistant Properties Due to the addition of molybdenum,316 stainless steel castings are more corrosion resistant than 304 stainless steel castings. This reduces pitting from chemical environments and allows grade 316…

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2205 is the most common grade of duplex stainless steel casting, while 316 is usually regarded as marine grade stainless steel type in investment casting process. There are many factors to consider when deciding 2205 duplex stainless steel or 316 stainless steel for casting. Experienced in stainless steel investment casting, CFS foundry well know the difference between 316 stainless steel casting and 2205 duplex stainless steel casting. Both grade 316 and 2205 stainless steel can be classified as marine grade…

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Stainless steel pump head is one of the pump parts that can be produced by stainless steel casting. Stainless steel provides more durability, and is much easier to work with if you’re attaching ball valves or other stainless fittings to the pump head. Common cast stainless steel grade is 304 or 316 stainless steel. As the top leading stainless steel foundry, CFS Foundry can customize all types of stainless steel casting pump heads for pump manufacturer ors dealers. So, what…

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CF3M stainless steel is the equivalent type of 316L stainless steel, which is specially used in investment casting process. It is the low-carbon modification of CF8M. The presence of molybdenum increases the general corrosion resistance and the resistance to pitting by chlorides. CF3M has similar corrosion resistance and mechanical properties to CF8M. The difference is that the tensile yield strength of CF3M is somewhat less than that of CF8M at ambient temperatures. CF3M alloy is limited to a maximum temperature…

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Stainless steel and aluminum are the common material for casting. Although stainless steel castings and aluminum castings are similar in appearance, they each have distinct characteristics that make them unique. Before beginning your next project, it is necessary to consider the main differences between stainless steel casting and aluminum casting: Casting Process The casting processes to form stainless steel castings and aluminum castings are not the same. Generally, stainless steel castings are formed by investment casting process, while aluminum castings…

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