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: Pressure Die Casting

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Material Use

Materials of high fluidity and low melting temperature are preferred in die casting.

Zinc and Magnesium have low melting temperature and, therefore, the cold chamber method is used for those metals.

Aluminum alloys, Magnesium alloys, and Copper alloys have high melting temperature and, therefore, are more expensive to cast. The hot chamber method is used for those alloys.

Following is a table of materials and their castability ranking. The ranking indicates the material suitability and use in die casting.

Material Ranking
Cast Iron 0
Carbon Steel 0
Alloy Steel 0
Stainless Steel 0
Aluminum & Alloys 100
Copper & Alloys 80
Zinc & Alloys 100
Magnesium & Alloys 100
Titanium & Alloys 0
Nickel & Alloys 0
Refractory Metals 0
Thermoplastics 0
Thermosets 0
Ceramics 0
Photopolymers 0
Wood (dry) 0

A value of zero means that the corresponding material is never used with this process, a ranking of 100 means that it is excellent for use with this process.