Mechanical Cast Parts Need More Than a Casting Price
Most mechanical casting projects are decided by the functional areas on the drawing: bearing seats, mounting faces, threaded holes, sealing surfaces, ribs, bosses, and final assembly clearances. Before quoting, we review the casting route, CNC machining allowance, datum surfaces, inspection method, and packing requirement.
Common Mechanical Casting Materials
Typical options include aluminum alloy, gray iron, ductile iron, cast steel, stainless steel, and copper alloy. The final choice should match the drawing, load, working environment, machining requirement, and target cost.
Casting Route and Machining Plan
We help buyers compare sand casting, die casting, gravity casting, or other routes based on part size, quantity, wall thickness, surface requirement, tooling budget, and CNC-machined features. The goal is to quote the part as it will be delivered, not just as a raw casting.
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FAQ
The quality inspection methods for metal castings include appearance inspection, dimensional measurement, non-destructive testing (such as X-ray and ultrasonic testing), mechanical properties testing (such as tensile and hardness testing), etc.
The production cycle of metal castings depends on many factors, including the complexity of the casting, the production process, mold manufacturing time and production batch. Generally speaking, it may take from a few weeks to a few months from design to delivery of the final product.
Methods to improve the quality of metal castings include optimizing casting process parameters, using drawing-reviewed mold materials, strictly controlling the temperature and time during the casting process, and conducting sufficient quality testing and control.