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April 22, 2009

Aluminum, Ideal for Metal Casting Processes

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Aluminum, Ideal for Metal Casting Processes. Aluminum is an element known for its light weight, ability to be molded into very thin strips, has a dimensional stability to be shaped in complex forms and resistant to corrosive materials. It also has high thermal and very efficient in conductivity. Lastly, aluminum remains strong even in very high temperature. It is not a surprise why aluminum is one of the commonly used metals for casting processes.

Aluminum casting process uses different aluminum casting parts for molding aluminum into desired shapes, either basic shapes or the more complex ones. There are different ways to reshape aluminum into something usable. The most traditional way is by pouring Aluminum liquid into a collar, or more commonly known as a caster. The collar has a specific shape where the liquid aluminum will be cooled and will eventually copy the shape of the caster used. There is also a method of casting which is called “strip casting” of plate. It is sort of similar to the traditional way, where liquidated Aluminum is poured in rollers or belts so that it goes on its destination to its final shape.

These processes are not as easy as they seem. Different precautions must be taken in the process of casting aluminum. Dissolved hydrogen in liquid aluminum is reduced to a low level. You can also add CI2 gas which would then eliminate solutes of alkali metal and some other inclusions. But before the use of these gases, they should be cleaned in a bag house to avoid environment destruction. If commercial aluminum is degassed and cast, there would be impurities and it would lead to stress and cracks.

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April 14, 2009

Aluminum is Handy in Casting

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Aluminum is Handy in Die Casting – Casting is a manufacturing or production process wherein a liquid material is poured in a hollow mold, the cavity of which has the manufacturer’s desired shape, and after which, allowed to solidify. Once already in its solid state, the casted material is ejected from the mold. A lot of casting done is with the use of hot liquid metal or some other materials that may cold set even after it was mixed with other components like plaster, concrete, epoxy, etc.

There are several processes in casting metals. Also, there are only few metals that may be cast by all of the mentioned metal casting processes. Aluminum is one of those metals. Aluminum casting process may be done through all of these processes namely, die casting, sand casting, plaster casting, permanent molding casting, continuous casting and investment casting. This is how handy aluminum can be when it comes to casting metals. When choosing what casting process will be used wherein aluminum will be used, two important factors are taken into account. The first one is the cost and feasibility factor and the second is the quality factor. Depending on the desired result and preference, the manufacturer will be able to determine which process would be best to adopt.

However, this process is not easily understandable to the ordinary people. Other technical terms and processes such as aluminum die casting parts prices and casting, alloy casting, mold casting, aluminum cast parts and other terminologies may not even be familiar to most materials engineers and scientists who does not have a background on metallurgical processes. People are already using a lot of cast products and they do not even have any idea how they were made or what processes were involved.

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February 25, 2009

Aluminum, uses and processes

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Aluminum, uses and processes

Companies who specialize in aluminum cast parts usually also offer zinc cast parts. Die-casting is the preferred method for manufacturing small cast parts. The other metals used in casting aside from aluminum and zinc are magnesium, copper, lead, brass, and tin. Other methods aside from the die cast method are the sand cast, the investment cast, the gravity die or permanent mold. These other methods are ideal for different applications of the cast parts. Each casting process has its own pros and cons.

The aluminum die casting part process is just about the same as for these other metals mentioned here. A mold is prepared from an original. The patterns in the mold are to be duplicated by the cast metal. To make this process of aluminum part castings cost-efficient, several copies are to be made with the one mold. Therefore the mold has to be strong enough to withstand numerous repetitions and still come up with quality detailed products with dimensional accuracy, strength, and other mechanical properties. The metal is melted, and there are different melting points for each metal. The molten metal is then poured or force injected into the mold. As the metal hardens or cures inside its mold, it takes the details and the shape of the mold. The aluminum die casting parts are now formed.

These companies in the metalworking industry have their own foundries, machines, and tooling mechanisms. They provide services to a lot of other industries that require metal in their products. Aeronautics, automobile manufacturing, computer and electronics, consumer products, and a lot more modern industries have a use for aluminum.

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February 17, 2009

Aluminum, from the Mines to the Airplanes

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Aluminum, from the mines to the airplanes. Aluminum is mined in countries such as Suriname, Kazakhstan, Jamaica, Guinea, Russia, India, China, Venezuela, Brazil, and Australia. It is malleable, ductile, has a good heat conductivity and electrical conductivity, has high strength-to-weight ratio, is non corrosive, and is cheap enough to manufacture. Boats, bikes, cars, trucks, planes, and railway cars all use aluminum cast parts. The metal is ideal for all kinds of casting methods. Metalworkers employ a different kind of aluminum casting process depending on a product’s design, shape, needed strength, soundness, accuracy of casting measurements, and of course, cost of mold and cost of product per piece.

Aluminum die casting part castings involve processes such as investment casting, sand casting, permanent mold casting, die mold casting and a lot more. A metalworking company is versed in the different procedures. A method that will fit the needs of a client can be chosen from among all these. Some of these companies offer free estimates, consultation, and other services. Online forms are available to be filled up and submitted with relevant information such as a product order description, weight, type, material, quality requirements, and quantity of order. Based on the information you give, a metalworking company can then come up with a price quotation or estimate.

Other services aside from aluminum part castings include machining, anodizing, chem-filling, tumble finishing or vibratory finishing, powder coating, and painting. The industry services such other industries that have need of aluminum cast parts such as the communications industry, the computer industry, the automotive industry, the space industry, and the aeronautics industry.

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February 13, 2009

The irony of aluminum

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The irony of aluminum

Aluminum cans, foil, silver paint. All these would not exist if aluminum were not present in the earth’s crust. Alternatively, they would be very expensive if Charles Martin Hall and Paul Héroult did not discover electrolysis, which is the method of extracting the metal from its ore nowadays. Fortunately, they did discover it. The Hall-Héroult process for the production of aluminum is the foremost process used in the metalworking industry today.

For the further commercial use of this abundant metal, metalworkers use the aluminum casting process to mass produce aluminum alloys. Die molding, hot isostatic pressing,
sand casting, composite mold casting, continuous mold casting, permanent mold casting, centrifugal casting, investment casting, and plaster casting; this is a list of the many ways of aluminum part castings. These metal parts have a number of uses in the aeronautic, automobile, electronic, and electrical industries. Die Cast Tooling.

Due to this silvery lightweight metal’s incredible versatility, aluminum cast parts are also found in such gadgets as transistors, computers, mobile phones, lawnmowers, cars, escalators, aircraft, conveyor belts, streetlamps, and some dental equipment. In addition, aluminum compounds are used in the production of glass, ceramics, antiperspirants, synthetic rubber, paint, paper, cosmetics, varnishes, and leather tanning.

If science and technology did not go forward as it did, aluminum would still be more expensive than gold today. The irony of aluminum is that of all the metals in the world it is the most abundant one, but it could not have been used as it is used today without a cost-efficient method of extracting the metal.

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