Casting Techniques: Pressure Die Casting
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The anti-magnetic character of the zinc alloys combined with the economic advantages of the production process win over the press formed steel sheet and aluminium profiles.
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Ignition switch corrosion was the source of customer frustration and concern. Standard panel nuts, like the ones used to secure the ignition switch to the riding mower control panel, are made of stamped steel. The die cast company’s technical staff proposed changing...
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This chassis for a motor drive unit for an automatic opening roller door was made from several pressed metal parts prior to being designed as a zinc die casting. Die casting in zinc alloy 3 provided numerous benefits: 1.) Additional features such as pockets, the...
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This part is a modular base plate working in a pneumatic environment. Its function is to transport air between an air distributor and a jack. Modular base plates are made of pressure die cast Zamak 5 (ZA4UIG). The excellent fluidity of zinc alloys provides a surface...
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Zinc die casting was chosen to reduce cost of an antenna base for mobile radio equipment, which was originally a brass screw-machined part. Powder metallurgy was evaluated, but it couldn’t achieve the required undercuts without machining. Zamak 2 alloy was specified...
