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Geometry

Dimensional Accuracy (+/- 0.001 inches per inch)
Too Low: 4
Easily Achieved: 8 or higher

Surface Roughness (microinches)
Too Low: 16
Easily Achieved: 32 or higher

Bounding Box Volume (cubic inches)
Low: 0.5 - 1
Just Right 1 - 780
High: 780 - 880

Wall Thickness
Uniform Walls Preferred: Yes
Max Wall Thickness (inches): 2
Min Wall Thickness (inches): 0.09
(over a 5" inch span)

Rounded Corners Preferred: Yes

Compatible Shapes:

Typical parts made by die casting are transmission housings, valve bodies, carburetors, motors, business machine and appliance components, hand tools, and toys.

Compatible shapes are of the following categories:

• Free Form Drape
• Free Form General
• Planar
• Prismatic
• Surface of Revolution
• Thin Wall
• Constant Cross Section