The Steel and Iron Material and Their Suitable Casting Process

Lost Foam Casting

Ductile iron GGG 40 to GGG 80 / Grey Iron

ASTM 60-40-18 / 65-45-12 / 80-55-06 / 100-70-03
Carbon steel, Hi-Mn steel, Hi-Cr steel
Austempering ductile iron
Heat resistant steel / Wear resistant steel

Sand Casting

Green Sand

Grey Iron, Ductile Iron, Malleable Iron, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, Aluminum Alloy, Brass, etc

Furan Resin Sand

Cold Harden Resin Sand

Investment Casting

Sodium Silicone
(Water glass)

Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, Special Alloy Steel, Brass

Silica Sol

Forging

Hammer Forging

Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Brass, Aluminum

Die Forging

Roll Forging

Die Casting

High Pressure Die Casting

Aluminum, Zinc, Brass

Low Pressure Die Casting

Gravity Pressure Die Casting

Surface Finish

Powder coating, Anodization, Chrome plating, Painting, Sand blasting, Nickel Plating, Zinc Plating, Blacking, Polishing, Bluing, etc.

Machining

Lathe, planer, drilling, boring, tapping, line cutting, milling, CNC

Inspection

Test equipment: Spectrum Analyzer, CMM, Hardness test equipment, Tension test machine.