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Gravity Die Casting

The die casting process is used for the fabrication of a wide variety of metal products. However, because not all of these products can be designed using a single die casting method, engineers in the die casting industry have developed variations on the traditional die casting method in order to accommodate the making of die cast products that can  be produced only in certain ways. Let’s just quickly go over the most common die casting process. The process begins by drawing molten metal into a casting cavity and then pressurizing it. This pressurization causes the metal to take the shape of the cavity. Then, once the metal has taken its shape, it is

The pressurization part of the traditional die casting process involves the use of a piston that forces the molten metal firmly into the casting cavity. The difference between that casting process and the gravity die casting process is that in gravity die casting, instead of using a piston to force the metal into contact with the edges of the molding cavity, gravity is used. So, in gravity die casting equipment, there aren’t many meaningful differences from non-gravity die casting machines except that there is no forcing piston and that the casting mold can be found below the point where the molten metal enters the equipment. The molten metal is poured into gravity die casters, and the force of gravity is enough to make the metal come into sufficient contact with the contours of the casting cavity. These kinds of casting equipment are just as valuable and useful as non-gravity die casters, and they can be used to create a wide variety of die cast products.