Skateboard truck, a T-shaped metal part, is a critical part of skateboard. Together with skateboard wheels and bearing, it is usually is mounted onto the underside of the skateboard. Normally, skateboard trucks are made up of several components, among which the skateboard truck hanger and baseplate are the aluminum pieces produced by gravity die casting process. Hanger: the most important and largest skateboard truck part. It connects to the base plate via the bushings and kingpin. Under the hanger is…

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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…

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Stainless steel is considered as one of the best metals used in lost wax casting process. This material is widely known for its excellent corrosion resistance and strength, making it ideal to cast stainless steel parts for numerous applications. Before the beginning of stainless steel lost wax casting process, a specific mold in two halves is highly precise machined. When the mold is ready, wax is injected into the mold to form a wax pattern that has the same shape…

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CFS’ aluminum gravity casting facility is located at Ningbo, China and is ideally suited to producing medium to large run components from aluminium alloys. Aluminium gravity casting is a permanent mould casting process that produces very high quality surface finishes with thin walls and cast-in inserts so intricate shapes can be cast rapidly and little subsequent machining is required. How Does Aluminum Gravity Casting Work?  Differently from aluminum pressure die casting, aluminum gravity casting pours the molten aluminum alloy…

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A Debarker is the equipment that can efficiently handle any diameter stem and various lengths and effectively separates wood suitable for lumber or chips from woody biomass. The debarker could be summarized as powerful and versatile. Such an effective machine can handle conventional pulp and sawmill logs, as well as extreme wood-rich diets. Normally, the debarker is capable of handling stems up to 12 metres in length and can handle stems as small as 30 mm in diameter. The abrader,…

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A boat hinge is an articulated marine hardware that connects a door, cupboard, hatch or other panel to its frame or supporting element. Stainless steel casting in CFS Foundry can customize a variety types of boat hinges – including butt, ladder, hatch, seat, piano, concealed, take-apart and more. Boat hinges can be cast from 316 stainless steel. With added molybdenum content, 316 stainless steel is an austenitic stainless steel that has better corrosion resistance compared to 304 stainless steel. Thus,…

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Exhaust manifold is a critical part of an exhaust system in a marine boat or vehicle, which is designed to cool down engine and outgas the exploded gasses leaving the engine. Due to the complicated structure of exhaust manifold, it is usually designed and manufactured by casting technique. Considering the exhaust manifold needs to be corrosion resistant, the common materials are aluminum and stainless steel in the market. Cast aluminum exhaust manifold is becoming more and more popular, which is…

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Aluminum is an extremely versatile metal which is able to used to creat parts by casting, forging, machining or extrusion. Aluminum casting and aluminum extrusion are the two similar, but not the same manufacturing methods that most of people may confuse. And, you may ask “What is the difference between aluminum casting and aluminum extrusion?” CFS Foundry is the experienced aluminum casting foundry in China, so we well know the differences between these two processes, now let’s discuss them in…

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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…

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Glass spigots are the common architectural hardware for some areas like walkways, decking or swimming pools. They can also be used as short posts to adjust the height of some structures. Cast stainless steel is the typical durable material used with glass to create superior glass balustrade designs. If you are familar with the material of glass spogits, you may know the common cast stainless steel grades for casting glass spigots could be either grade 316 or grade 2205 stainless…

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