5 Tips for Working With Aluminium HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING | Explained - Serious Engineering: Ep 28

In episode 28 of Serious Engineering, our CEO Gordon Styles explains High Pressure Die Casting, more specifically for aluminium. He also offers 5 awesome tips to get the most out of this process.

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Pressure Die Casting is a very misunderstood process. Some people may believe this is just a matter of pouring molten metal into a die, waiting for it to cool, and then removing a finished metal part. But it's more than that. In this episode, Gordon discusses Pressure Die Casting in detail, and offers you 5 awesome tips to get most out of this process.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:51 Pressure Die Casting for Aluminium
1:34 Stage 1
1:39 Stage 2
2:00 Stage 3
2:27 Stage 4
2:50 Summary
3:05 Why is the fill time so short?
3:36 Accumulators
4:05 Tip #1: Don't ask for prototype tooling
4:58 Tip #2: Fill in the big holes
6:39 Tip #3: Allow generous draft angles
7:41 Tip #4: Add 3 levelling pads
8:15 Tip #5: Use common aluminium alloys
9:07 Bonus tip: Use a trimming die
9:25 Conclusion

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