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Gravity Die Casting Advantages and Disadvantages

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 admin

Gravity die casting is a manufacturing process that is used to produce high-quality aluminum castings in large quantities. It is a popular method used in various industries like automotive, aerospace, defense, and medical. This article will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of gravity die casting and help you decide if it is the right method for your next project. Advantages of Gravity Die Casting High-Quality Parts Gravity die casting produces high-quality aluminum castings with a smooth surface finish and excellent…

How Gravity Die Casting Compare With Other Casting Processes

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 admin

Gravity die casting is a popular metal casting process that has gained widespread use in manufacturing due to its efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness. This process involves pouring molten metal into a permanent, reusable mold (die) under the force of gravity, creating intricate, high-quality parts with fine details and tight tolerances. Compared to other casting methods, gravity die casting has many advantages, including speed, precision, and cost-effectiveness. In this article, we will compare gravity die casting to other processes, including sand…

Why Aluminum Alloys for Gravity Die Casting?

March 8, 2022March 15, 2023 admin

Manufacturers always consider cast aluminum a perfect choice for new product designs. This article will help you understand why manufacturers prefer aluminum alloys for gravity die casting to produce various cast metal components. Low Melting Temperature Stainless steel requires temperatures above 2,500 degrees F to melt, and stainless steel casting requires temperatures above 3,000 degrees F. However, aluminum castings require a lower temperature, 1,221 degrees F, to melt. Aluminum melting and casting temperatures also depend on some other metals mixed into the alloy. However,…

CFS Gravity Die Casting Company

March 3, 2022March 15, 2023 admin

CFS Foundry is proud to offer gravity die casting among its primary die casting processes. It is one of the oldest processes in aluminum casting industry that offers several advantages. How Does Gravity Die Casting Work? In this process, molten metal is poured from a ladle into a die that can be permanent or semi-permanent. However, the process is divided into four steps: 1. First, the two halves of a die are heated. Then, an insulating coating is sprayed…

Gravity Die Casting vs. Low Pressure Die Casting

November 17, 2021March 15, 2023 admin

Gravity die casting and low pressure die casting all belong to metal mold casting process, both are used to produce aluminum castings. They all use metal mold for manufacturing, typical used mold material is H13 in China. Gravity die casting and low-pressure die casting process can produce the same grade of cast aluminum alloy. Besides, these two aluminum casting methods have similar features in pouring temperature, mold opening time, and mechanical properties (density, strength, etc). Gravity die casting and low-pressure…

Convert Aluminum Sand Casting to Gravity Die Casting

August 5, 2021March 15, 2023 admin

Convert Sand Casting to Gravity Die Casting

When producing irregular cast aluminum parts with low volumes at a low tooling or start-up cost, sand casting is an ideal solution. However, once your product volumes increase, aluminum gravity die casting might be a better solution since sand casting requires a new mold for every casting. Gravity die casting applies a single mold made out of tool steel that can produce 100,000 pieces or more versus a brand new mold for every part when using the sand casting process.…

When to Use Gravity Die Casting？

August 5, 2021March 15, 2023 admin

Gravity die casting is one of the right process to creat aluminum castings, which employs reusable molds made out of steel or iron. Gravity die casting is often recommended as an alternative to sand casting and high pressure die casting for aluminum components. Gravity die cast mold employs a reusable steel mold like high pressure die casting as opposed to a sand mold’s one-time use and can incorporate sand cores to create complex shapes with internal cavities and undercuts. Gravity…

Why Choose Gravity Die Casting for Aluminum Parts?

July 2, 2021March 15, 2023 admin

Gravity die casting is one of the common aluminum casting methods to creat aluminum products with good quality. Here, the “good quality” mainly lies in “good strength, fewer air bulles, and smooth surface finish, etc”. Strength At CFS Foundry, we usually cast parts with super-strong A356 aluminium alloy. Compared to A380 aluminum alloy used in pressure die casting process, gravity die cast A356 alloy is around 10% stronger than pressure die cast A380. To prove this, we ever tested the…

Gravity Die Casting vs. Sand Casting for Aluminum Parts

June 11, 2021March 15, 2023 admin

When metal parts have a requirement of excellent corrosion resistance and light weight, aluminum alloy is a good option to consider. Casting of aluminum alloys can creat complicated products with good strength. Gravity Die Casting and sand casting are the two aluminum casting methods to produce parts by pouring aluminum alloys into molds. Although both methods has a long history, they have been refined over the years to improve the quality and production volume. But there still exists differences between…

What is Gravity Die Casting Used For?

May 31, 2021March 15, 2023 admin

Besides investment casting, gravity die casting is also one of the casting methods that available in CFS Foundry. Our gravity die casting process is mainly used to produce aluminum components for industrial applications. Gravity die casting has a limitation on the metals poured, not all the metals could be made by this type of casting method, only light metals such as aluminum alloys, zinc alloys or magnesium alloys could be selected. Different from pressure die casting (refer to gravity…