This was an exciting week at Kinetic Die Casting Company. We were notified that two customers that they were sending us die casting tools. One tool is a 12 x 15 unit tool that makes an aircraft part and the …
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Pressure Die Casting Aluminum Automotive Parts vs Sand Casting
Pressure Die Casting Aluminum Automotive Parts vs Sand Casting. Aluminum die casting has many advantages over other processes in making parts and housings for different things. For instance, when producing automotive parts, manufacturers would want their finished products to fit the expectations of their customers: lightweight, less expensive, long lasting, durable, strong, and the like. Aluminum Sand Casting is usually the process used to make automotive parts, but because of the long machining process plus it being limited to only certain dimensions, aluminum was opted to be more advantageous when it came to production.
Aluminum die casting basically refers to the process of producing parts through high pressure casting, forcing molten metal through such pressure to create molds that could shape and put together the parts needed to create the fixtures, hardware, and the like. In the case of automotive parts, with aluminum they’re not as heavy in weight, they require less machining, and are made with thinner walls. Pressure die casting automotive parts can also be held with dimensional limits which are much closer to each other. The biggest perk of all is the quick and easy production of these parts since aluminum die casting parts can be produced up to a hundred thousand in number in a day.
Kinetic Die Casting is located in Southern California. KDC specializes in aluminum and zinc die casting tooling. If you would like a quote, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
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Methods for making Aluminum Automotive Parts
Methods for making Aluminum Automotive Parts. Every single day, thousands of aluminum auto parts are made and produced by different auto companies: Chevrolet, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and more. Many automotive parts are manufactured by net shape to save costs on additional labor and wasted materials. The metal aluminum is often used for car parts or auto parts for they are only a third of the weight of steel parts. Machining holes into the aluminum during production is easier. Indeed, aluminum proved to be the better metal compared to other metals because of its many beneficial properties.
To create aluminum automotive parts, the metal has to first undergo the die casting manufacturing process. First, the aluminum is being liquefied. The liquid metal will then be injected into the molds to take up the shape as dictated by the mold. Around 1,500 PSI to 30,000 PSI is applied, so that the liquid is forced into the mold perfectly. This will ensure accuracy in its dimensions. Afterwards, the molds are set aside to cool and once open, the aluminum automotive parts are perfectly finished.
The end result of this method is extraordinarily amazing: accurate dimensions and great surface finish. Parts can be remade with equal standard and consistency each time.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures die casting metal parts creating products like roofing tile molds, lighting parts, and military parts. If you would like more information about Kinetic Die Casting, visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Magnesium Auto Parts Make for Great Cars
Magnesium Auto Parts Make for Great Cars. When automobiles are made, there is always a question about efficiency, power, and just looking really good. With the recent developments, magnesium auto parts make all of this easier and cheaper to attain.
Magnesium die casting is very lightweight. It is one-third lighter than aluminum, and also two-thirds lighter than steel. This translates to better efficiency for the car, as it consumes less fuel to actually move it. Magnesium is also very easy to mold, so die cast parts made out of magnesium can be formed into even the most complex shapes, for all the custom parts which consumers could think of.
In the past, there was an issue on recycling magnesium. Magnesium is a limited resource as most metals are, but recycling it worried manufacturers regarding its purity and usability. Recent innovations, however, have allowed manufacturers to improve the recycling process, ensuring enough magnesium for all the future cars to be made.
Magnesium’s characteristics have made auto parts manufacturing easier, while at the same time making cars work smoother and look nicer. Magnesium auto parts are great for the automobile industry – not only helping the manufacturers in their production process, but also giving customers their dream cars just as they want them.
Kinetic Die Casting is located in North Hollywood,California. KDC specializes in manufacturing zinc and aluminum alloy casting parts. If you would like a quote, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Kinetic Die Casting is a die casting company specializing in aluminum and zinc parts. If you would like to request a quote, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Enhanced Performance of Cast Aluminum Pistons
Federal-Mogul Corp. reports it has developed a new aluminum automotive piston design that withstands the mechanical and thermal loads produced by heavy-duty engines, making it a more reliable component for diesel engines. This will be important to automotive manufacturers seeking to build vehicles with smaller engines, to achieve lower CO2 emissions and better fuel economy, without compromising the vehicles’ power output.
In a diesel engine, combustion takes place in a hollow bowl in the top of the piston. Combustion temperatures may top 750 degrees F (400 degrees C) and pressures may exceed 200 Bar (200 x atmospheric pressure.) Under these combustion conditions, the rim of the piston bowl has an increased failure factor.
Federal-Mogul engineers identified thermal and mechanical failures factors for the piston bowl, and identified free primary silicon particles distributed throughout the aluminum matrix. Aluminum expands eight times more than silicon, so stresses are introduced within the piston every time temperature fluctuates. Also, the repeated mechanical loads could result in fatigue failure from the corners of the silicon particles.
Silicon cannot be eliminated from the aluminum alloy: It delivers low expansion properties and good castability. A previous solution to the problem is fiber-reinforcement, but fiber reinforcements increase manufacturing complexity.
Federal-Mogul’s new DuraBowl design involves pre-machining the cast piston and then re-melting the aluminum-silicon alloy around the rim of the bowl. Rapid cooling follows, which alters the alloy’s microstructure significantly by reducing the size of hardening phases such as silicon particles and intermetallics.
The result is a piston bowl rim which has its first few millimeters significantly strengthened to withstand temperature and pressure, thereby extending engine life four to seven times what may be achieved with a conventional cast piston.
“The strength and efficiency of our solution is that the process is physically simple,” stated Frank Doernenburg, Federal-Mogul director of technology, pistons and pins. “The sophistication is in the control of key parameters, which ensure consistent quality. The result is a technologically advanced, high-performing and very cost-competitive product when compared to both fiber-reinforced and steel pistons.”
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures die casting metal parts creating products like roofing tile molds, lighting parts, and military parts. If you would like more information about Kinetic Die Casting, visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Magnesium Compared to Aluminum
Magnesium Compared to Aluminum – Which is a Better Alloy for Die Casting? Die casting is being hailed as one of the better innovations to come along in the manufacturing industry. Its contributions are very important – cheaper production costs and shorter production times. As such, continuous development regarding this process is being pushed for the benefit of the industry and its customers.
There, however, have been debates on which alloy to use for die casting. Two of these alloys which can be used are magnesium and aluminum. Each one has its own characteristics which make it one of the choices for manufacturers. Magnesium compared to aluminum – which one is a better alloy to use for die casting?
Aluminum has good resistance to corrosion and has high stability, which makes it ideal for complex shapes and thin walls. It also retains its strength at high temperatures, ideal for products which experience intense heat regularly – for example, automobile engines. Magnesium, on the other hand, has excellent strength or its weight, which is specifically ideal for products which need to be lightweight – for example, laptops and cellular phones.
More manufacturers are resorting to magnesium over aluminum due to these characteristics, though some still choose aluminum for certain cases. However, magnesium compared to aluminum has many more beneficial characteristics to the die casting process.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures a lot of aluminum rooftile plates , trim tile molds, and military die casting. If you would like a quote, please visit our website: Kinetic Die Casting Company
