sand casting

There are two kinds of molding in sand casting, one is commonly known as green sand casting and the other is known as air set sand castings. Both methods work by packing the mixture around a master patter for forming the mold cavity, the pattern is removed from the cavity and the final mold is formed by two parts generally called the cope and drag. The molten aluminum is poured then into de mold, when its time the sand mold is destroyed, obtaining like this the aluminum product in its first phase.

sand casting mold

aluminum castings

sand casting

Aluminum castings can be made with many different techniques that work for different purposes. For a low to middle sized production the most recommendable in order to have competitive costs while maintaining a high quality will be to use sand casting or a permanent mold casting.

Sand aluminum castings are ideal for a low production, it allows a quick manufacture maintaining a low budget, it also offers the possibility of having a versatility in the production process since it would be relatively easy to make a change on the printing model.

Permanent mold castings are much better for a middle range production, it offers a higher fidelity on the aluminum product or part and it is also much faster to manufacture than other methods, with this kind of casting you will get high quality and control over your aluminum products.

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