| COMPARED
WITH |
9
POINTS
OF COMPARISON |
STAMPING |
FORGINGS |
SAND CASTINGS |
PERMANENT
MOLD
CASTINGS |
PLASTIC
MOLDING |
| CUSTOM
DIE CASTINGS GIVE YOU |
| 1
COST |
less machining
cost |
lower final
cost |
less production,
machining
cost |
less labor,
production,
machining
cost |
generally
greater |
| 2
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY |
more complex
shapes |
more complex
shapes |
thinner wall
sections
possible |
thinner wall
sections
possible, less
draft required |
much greater |
| 3
FUNCTIONAL VERSATILITY |
greater designs
possible |
more versatile
wotj ;ess
machining |
more versatile
with less
machining |
more versatile
with less
machining |
many more
uses |
| 4
TOLERANCES |
tighter |
tighter |
tighter |
tighter |
tighter |
| 5
WALL THICKNESS |
more variations |
thinner
sections |
thinner
sections |
thinner
sections |
thinner
sections for
same strength |
| 6
SURFACE FINISH |
greater variety |
smoother |
smoother |
smoother |
greater variety |
| 7
MACHINE WASTE |
lower |
lower |
lower |
lower |
same |
| 8
STRENGTH |
depends on
design |
smaller
tensile |
greater with
same alloy |
great with
same alloy |
much greater |
| 9
WEIGHT |
depends on
design |
lighter |
lighter |
lower |
more |
