The Pros and Cons of Cold Chamber Die Castings. Cold chamber die castings utilize Cold Chamber machines to make easy die castings. Cold chamber die casting is one of the two die casting methods. The other one is Hot Chamber …
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Removing Heat in a Cheaper and Faster Way
Removing Heat in a Cheaper and Faster Way. Heat sinks are important in electronic applications or products because they absorb the heat to avoid overheat and malfunction. These aluminum heat sinks are designed in such a way that the heat coming from the electrical wires and other parts that are prone to heat production will be diverted to them. Since heatsinks are very important in many electronic products, manufacturers are designing cheaper and faster ways to produce them. One of the popular materials used in heat sinks is aluminum and these heat sinks are dicasted.
Aluminum is a strong metal that is perfect in making heat sinks. It is also easy to mold but very durable and can withstand high temperatures. The abundance of aluminum also makes it possible to produce cheaper products as compared to other metals. Die-casting is one of the best ways to make heat sinks. With diecasting, detailed heat sinks are produced in a short period of time, thus mass production is possible. Once heat sinks are produced, they are just mounted on the printed circuit board or the PC board of the electronic products. With this, the diversion of heat is now possible so as to prevent malfunction and can lead to longer lifespan of the application.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures zinc and aluminium die casting. If you would like a quote, please visit our website:Die Casting quote
Porosity in Die Castings
There are many forms of Die Casting Porosity, many are caused by these die casting variables:
- Metal Temperatures and Mold Temperatures.
- Material Cleanliness.
- Die Casting Mold Design.
- Die Casting Part Design.
- Die Casting Machine Pressures.
- Die Casting Machine Shot Speed.
- Die Casting Spray or Die Casting Mold Release.
- Other forms of porosity can be from “shrinkage” or wall thickness.
What is Die Casting Porosity? In order for you to know what die casting porosity is, you need to know the die casting basics. The most common form of Die Casting Porosity is a kind of factory defect in which die cast parts contain small pockets of void space and air within the metal, causing it to become porous.
Porosity in Die Casting is the air trapped by the metal inside the die casting parts. To know more, a basic knowledge of the die casting process is necessary. Die casting is a process wherein a particular amount of molten metal is put inside a shot cylinder, then it is applied (plunged) with great force with a piston so as to force the metal into a die cast mold or die cast die. During this “plunging process”, air inside the cylinder is forced along with the metal into the die casting mold. It is a very fluid turbulent process. The air forced into the mold with the metal and the metal already inside the mold is forced out of the mold through a series of gates, vents and overflows.
After this, the metal is left to cool down and harden or freeze inside the mold. The metal is then removed as a die cast part. The same process is repeated over again.
Die casting companies use metals which are non-ferrous, or do not contain Iron, as this is the highest factor for oxidation and rusting. Several examples of non-ferrous metals include zinc, aluminum, lead, magnesium, tin and copper. Kinetic Die Casting only uses aluminum and zinc.
In the worst case, porosity in die casting parts, weakens die casting parts, if the voids or pockets are very large. Porosity typically matters most in pressure tight die casting parts. When the air escapes through a die casting part, it is typically caused by porosity.
Employees of Kinetic Die Casting are POROSITY EXPERTS in die casting parts that need to be free of porosity. http://www.kineticdiecasting.com/porosity.html
Kinetic Die Casting utilizes die casting to manufacture parts like aluminum car parts, airplane parts, lighting parts and much, much more. If you would like to request a quote, please visit our website:Die Casting quote
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Music Uses Aluminum
Music Uses Aluminum. The use of aluminum products has become widespread. You can see aluminum everywhere and it is actually impossible to be in a place where you cannot see an aluminum part. This prevalence is due to the fact that aluminum is very durable and inexpensive. Many manufacturers prefer using aluminum in their products because it is easy to mold and inexpensive to make. Also, aluminum has chemical and thermal properties that are suitable to heat-producing equipments that can avoid malfunction and give longer lifespan for the equipments. With these reasons, even the music industry is using aluminum for the some parts of the equipments used like amplifiers, speakers, and even guitar chassis. These equipments are sensitive because of the vibrations and frequencies that they receive. This makes the aluminum so perfect for the musical equipments.
Aluminum diecastings are advantageous when it comes to aluminum musical equipment because of the weight. As compared to steel casts, aluminum parts are only one-third in weight. As we know, these equipments are frequently transported so having light weight is really a plus. Also, aluminum casts can diffuse the heat that is produced when using the equipments so they can prolong the life of these equipments. Lastly, aluminum casts are produced near net shape so joints and welded parts are rarely seen. This makes the casts stronger as compared to the steel parts that have joints and welded parts.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures custom metal parts to their customer. If you would like more information about Kinetic Die Casting, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
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Tagged aluminum parts, Amplifier, Diecasting Process, Guitar
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How Are Aluminum Aircraft Parts Used?
How Are Aluminum Aircraft Parts Used? The popular aircraft airframe has been the most challenging function for aluminum alloys; to account the progress of the high strength alloys is as well to account the progress of airframes. Duralumin is the first high strength, high temperature treatable aluminum alloy and was utilized originally for the structure of stiff airships. Duralumin was actually an aluminum-copper-magnesium alloy. It was initiated in the country of Germany and expanded in the United States of America as alloy 17S-T. It was employed first and foremost as a sheet and plate.
As the 20th century evolved, aluminum turned out to be an important metal in aircraft. The cylinder mass of the engine that controlled the plane of the famous Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903 was a one piece die casting in an aluminum alloy consisting of 8% copper. The aluminum propeller blades emerged as early as 1907 and aluminum seats, covers, cast brackets, cowlings, and comparable parts were regular by the start of the World War I.
In the year 1916, L. Brequet created a scouting bomber that identified the primary utilization of aluminum in the functioning configuration of a plane. By the end of the war, Germany and the Allies used aluminum alloys intended for the constructional scaffolding of fuselage and section assemblies.
Kinetic Die Casting is a aluminum and zinc die casting company. If you would like to know more information, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
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Intermet Automotive Castings Corp., is liquidating
Intermet Corp., formerly based in Troy Michigan, but now based in Fort Worth, Texas, is liquidating.
The company was once one of the world’s largest independent makers of automotive castings, but has now ceased operations at two Virginia metal-casting plants, its last remaining foundry operations, a company official said.
Operations ended late last month at the Lynchburg Foundry Co. in Lynchburg, Va., and New River Foundry in Radford, Va., said the official, who asked that his name not be used.
In August, the company filed for conversion of its Chapter 11 reorganization into a Chapter 7 liquidation with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the district of Delaware. Intermet was headquartered in Troy since the mid-1990’s after relocating from Atlanta to be closer to its automotive customers. The company then moved its corporate headquarters to Fort Worth in 2006.
Intermet had gone through Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2004-05. This time the supplier was burning through cash at a rate of $250,000 per day, so it tried to reject contracts, according to Bankruptcy Court documents.
That led to an administrative freeze on the payment of millions of dollars of prepetition receivables from customers such as the Detroit 3, according to the documents.
Said one document: “The cavalier manner in which these debtors have handled ongoing negotiations will likely result in the severance of many — if not all — of these customer relationships, which account for well in excess of 50 percent of [Intermet’s] gross annual revenue.”
Intermet’s Lynchburg factory has operated for more than 100 years. It was manufacturing brake calipers and crankshafts used by the Detroit 3 and Toyota Motor Corp.
Intermet was heavily dependent on the U.S. auto market, particularly SUVs.
The company, with estimated sales of $823 million in 2006, ranked No. 59 on that year’s Automotive News list of the 150 largest suppliers of parts to North American automakers. Intermet was not ranked in the most recent listing, based on 2008 sales.
Kinetic Die Casting makes great quality aluminum, and Zinc Die Casting If looking for a job or would like a quote please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
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