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ALUMINUM DIE CASTINGS

CAST - MACHINED - FINISHED

Aluminum die castings provide an efficient and economical method to obtain aluminum components with a wide range of complex shapes and close tolerances. Aluminum die castings will require little or no secondary machining. The die casting process allows for rapid production of tens of thousands of complex, thin wall, light weight, strong, and dimensionally accurate components. Aluminum die castings can be produced with very smooth or textured surfaces, and can be easily plated, anodized, or painted.

The dies for aluminum die castings normally have a life of 100,000 cycles if the die is properly maintained. Aluminum die castings have excellent dimensional accuracy, 0.005" for the first inch (0.1mm for the first 2.5cm) and 0.002" for each additional inch (0.05mm for each additional cm). Die castings can have smooth as cast surfaces, 40 to 100 RMS, and can have thin walls, approximately 0.030" (0.75mm), with weights normally to 20 Lbs (9.1 kgs).