Die Casting General Process
In general, casting costs are determined by aggregating material, labor, machine, and tooling costs.
High-pressure die casting routings consist of the following processes:
• Melting
• High Pressure Die Casting
• Optional secondary processes
Gravity die casting routings consist of the following processes:
• Melting
• Coremaking (optional)
• Gravity Die Casting
• Trim
• Refractory Coat Cores
• Refractory Dry
• Cleaning
• Finishing
• Visual Inspection
• Optional secondary processes
If you have licensed the appropriate modules, your routing can include optional machining, heat treatment, and surface treatment processes, as well as testing, inspection, and packaging processes (which are part of the process group Other Secondary Processes).