Investment Casting vs Forging: What’s the Difference?
Investment casting fills a shape with liquid metal; forging squeezes solid metal into a shape. Every other difference between the
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Investment Casting vs. Die Casting
Alloy settles this comparison before anything else does. Die casting is commercially a non-ferrous process, so a carbon steel, stainless
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Permanent Mold Casting vs. Sand Casting
Alloy and annual volume decide this, and for a ferrous part they decide it immediately: permanent mold casting is in
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Lost Foam Vs Green Sand Casting
Lost foam casting gives you internal passages without cores and a casting without a parting line; green sand gives you
Do Investment Castings Still Need Machining?
A ferrous investment casting still needs machining, but only on the minority of features whose print callouts exceed what any
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Sand Casting vs Forging: What’s the Difference
Sand casting shapes metal as a liquid, poured into a sand mold and solidified in place; forging shapes it as
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Sand Casting vs. Centrifugal Casting
Choose sand casting for any part that is not a plain body of revolution, and centrifugal casting for tubes, sleeves,
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Shell Mold Casting vs. Green Sand Casting
Shell mold casting holds tighter tolerances, a smoother as-cast surface and thinner walls than green sand; green sand costs less
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Coated Sand vs Resin Sand Casting: What’s the Difference
Coated sand casting and resin sand casting differ in when the resin meets the sand and how it cures. Coated
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Investment Casting vs Sand Casting
Investment casting holds tighter tolerances; sand casting tools cheaper and goes heavier. Five numbers from your own print decide which route fits a specific ferrous part.
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Die Casting vs Sand Casting: Which Casting Process Is Better
Die casting is the better process for aluminum, zinc, and magnesium parts made in quantities that pay for a tool-steel
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No-Bake vs. Green Sand Casting
Green sand is the cheaper mold for small and medium ferrous castings made in volume; no-bake is the better process