Casting characteristics of precision steel castings

Casting characteristics:

The production process of steel castings has the characteristics of wide range of materials. It can produce various precision steel castings, various aluminum alloys, ferroalloys and pot alloys. Casting is also the only feasible forming process for brittle alloys with poor plasticity, such as ordinary cast iron. Steel castings have certain dimensional accuracy. In general, the forming dimensions of steel castings are more accurate than those of forgings and weldments. Moreover, the production and processing cost of steel castings is low, the comprehensive economic performance is good, and the consumption and cost of energy materials are inferior to other metal forming methods.

Precision steel castings account for 40% to 80% of the total quality of machinery and equipment, while manufacturing costs only account for 25% to 30% of the total cost of equipment.