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: Sand Casting

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Material Use

Most frequently used materials in sand casting are iron, carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloys, brass, copper alloys, magnesium alloys and nickel alloys.

Following is a table of materials and their "castability" ranking.

Material Ranking
Cast Iron 100
Carbon Steel 100
Alloy Steel 100
Stainless Steel 100
Aluminum & Alloys 100
Copper & Alloys 100
Zinc & Alloys 80
Magnesium & Alloys 100
Titanium & Alloys 0
Nickel & Alloys 100
Refractory Metals 50
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.