5 Tips for Working With Aluminium HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING | Explained - Serious Engineering: Ep 28

In episode 28 of Serious Engineering, our CEO Gordon Styles explains High Pressure Die Casting, more specifically for aluminium. He also offers 5 awesome tips to get the most out of this process. Request a free quote and start your next project: https://link.starrapid.com/rfq24 Pressure Die Casting is a very misunderstood process. Some people may believe this is just a matter of pouring molten metal into a die, waiting for it to cool, and then removing a finished metal part. But it's more than that. In this episode, Gordon discusses Pressure Die Casting in detail, and offers you 5 awesome tips to get most out of this process. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:51 Pressure Die Casting for Aluminium 1:34 Stage 1 1:39 Stage 2 2:00 Stage 3 2:27 Stage 4 2:50 Summary 3:05 Why is the fill time so short? 3:36 Accumulators 4:05 Tip #1: Don't ask for prototype tooling 4:58 Tip #2: Fill in the big holes 6:39 Tip #3: Allow generous draft angles 7:41 Tip #4: Add 3 levelling pads 8:15 Tip #5: Use common aluminium alloys 9:07 Bonus tip: Use a trimming die 9:25 Conclusion Pressure Die Casting at Star Rapid: https://link.starrapid.com/pdc24 Visit us: https://link.starrapid.com/visit24 Subscribe to us here: https://www.youtube.com/c/starrapid Official Website: https://link.starrapid.com/home24 Are you a reader? https://link.starrapid.com/blog24 This is an engineering show for engineers and product developers. #diecasting #seriousengineering #productdesign