Question

4. Die casting is generally more capital intensive than sand casting and so is better suited for making high volumes of the same part

True or false. Explain your answer

Answer 1

True

Reason: Die casting is a process in which molten metal is forced under high pressure into molds allowing for each part to be made identical to the mold.

Die casting is especially suited for metal products where a large quantity of parts are needed with fine detail, a good surface finish, dimensional consistency and cost savings over other processes.

Sand casting uses the same principles as die casting, in which molten metal is put into a cavity allowing the product to form as according to the mold its made from. A pattern is inserted into the sand leaving an empty cavity in which the product is cast from. However, as the mold is made from a sand mixture, the surface detail, dimensional accuracy and uniformity can never be as good as die casting.