When choosing a process for producing cast parts, consider these five key advantages of investment casting:
- Alloy Flexibility – Investment casting can accommodate a much wider range of alloys than many other processes. It can cast everything from common metals like iron, steel and aluminum to highly specialized alloys of diverse compositions.
- Intricate Designs – Molten alloys are poured into continuous molds, making it possible to accommodate complex designs with sharp angles and complicated geometries.
- Accuracy – Investment casting is a near-net-shape process, which can deliver extremely accurate finished parts. Tolerances down to a tiny fraction of a millimeter are achieved.
- Surface Finish – The investment casting process can produce parts with exceptionally fine finishes without much or any post-casting work.
- Part Sizes – Investment casting can be used to produce a wide range of parts, from just a few ounces to hundreds of pounds.
These and other benefits make investment casting a great choice for many applications.
