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Die Casting vs. Other Casting Methods

There are a lot of ways to make a metal part. This is because the need for metal parts is varied. That need is varied in terms of the nature of demand for different kinds of metal parts and in terms of the amount of parts that different buyers may need. Different processes lend themselves more or less than other processes to large batch sizes or small batch sizes, profile complexity or

Consider the following example. In the case of investment casting, a wax pattern on which the actual finished metal part is based is used to create the mold in which the finished product will be created. During that process, the wax pattern is lost and the mold is destroyed. This requires that a new mold be created for every new part. This process doesn’t lend itself to the large-scale, continuous production of identical products. Die casting would be much more appropriate for the creation of the same product over and over again. Here’s why. The die casting process begins when an engineer designs the die, which is the mold in which the finished metal parts will be created. That die is effectively a permanent tool, and it can continue to be used to create identical metal parts until it becomes damaged or until it is no longer needed. This is in direct contrast to other limited run casting processes, such as sand and investment casting.

As you can see, different casting processes are better suited to certain kinds of projects than others. Die casting is appropriate for the creation of large quantities of products on a continuous production basis, while other kinds of casting are more appropriate for limited-run projects.