Materials for Sand Casting

Starting point VPEs include the following types of materials, among others:

• Aluminum

• Aluminum Bronze

• Ductile Iron

• Gray Iron

• Cast Steel

• Commercial Bronze

• Ductile Iron

• Free-Cutting Brass

• Lead (cast)

• Magnesium

• Manganese Bronze

• Medium-Carbon Steel

• Silicon Brass

• Stainless Steel

• Yellow Brass

See Material Selection for Sand Casting for more information. For sand casting, users can specify the unit cost of any metal additive, such as flux—see User Inputs for Sand Casting.