Zinc Die Casting – What is it? There has been a lot of take regarding different casting methods, which is better and which one can pay more. When it comes right down to it, die casting is the most used and most preferred manufacturing process by a lot of companies today especially for making zinc products and a variety of parts. You see, Zinc Die Casting creates consistent and top quality results. The question now is, how is it done?
Zinc Die Casting starts with the material, zinc. Bars and bars of zinc are lined up and exposed into intense heat in furnaces. These furnaces will eventually melt down the zinc into liquid, where it can then be transferred into premade molds. The liquid is slowly injected into these molds where it is given its new shape. To insure that it goes into every nook and cranny of the mold, pressure of about ten thousand to thirty thousand pounds per square inch/PSI is applied onto the mold. This will then be placed to rest and solidify. Once the mold is cool enough, it will be opened and the solidified zinc would receive some finishing polishes and it’s done. Not only is it used in parts, but in creating artwork as well.
Unlike in permanent mold casting, Zinc Die Casting will have better results in terms of dimensions of the product, the quality, strength, smoothness and consistency. Other materials such as zinc and copper can be used in the same process, but zinc is more common because it is a far more popular metal to use.
