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.
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