Advantages
- Better mechanical properties, can be heat treated
- Homogeneous grain structure and chemical composition
- Low shrinkage and gas porosity
- Good surface quality
- Lower cost tooling compared to high-pressure die casting
- Can utilize sand cores for complex shapes and internal passages
Solutions
- Typically used for mid-volume to high-volume production of non-ferrous metal parts with uniform wall thickness
- Ability to heat treat castings to improve mechanical properties
- Often used in industrial, agricultural, medical and automotive applications