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Sand Casting
Sand casting offers the simplest medium for production of non ferrous castings, by pouring molten zinc, aluminium or copper into a sand mould.
This process is chosen for the production of small numbers of castings, for complex shape castings requiring intricate cores, or for large castings.
Advantages include:
Low cost tooling
Largest casting sizes achievable
Very low gas porosity
General versatility
Limitations include low casting rate, 3-5mm minimum wall thickness, poor linear tolerance (e.g. 4mm/m), rough surface finish (6.5-12.5mm), and a coarser grain size than gravity die castings.
The huge advantage of sand casting is the production of complex shapes however the surface finish and tolerances of the finished casting are poor relative to die castings. Production times can also be a lot longer than other casting processes such as gravity die casting and high pressure die casting.
Get full information about the sand casting process and die casting processes or contact us today for expert sand casting advice.
Capacity
Capacity
- Sand Castings up to 10kgs in all suitable Aluminium, Zinc, and Copper Alloys
- Principal Aluminium Alloys - LM5, LM6, LM9, LM16, LM24, LM25, LM27, LM31
- Principal Zinc Alloys - ZA3, ZA8, ZA12, ZA27
- Principal Copper Alloys - LG2, PB2
mrt's advantages:
PROCESS CONTROL
Comprehensive set-up records and quality data ensure consistent production and reduce set-up time.
QUALITY
Quality is achieved by pride in workmanship, backed up by an excellent quality system to ISO9001. For critical components, MRT can provide X-ray, dye penetrant and pressure testing.
IN-HOUSE TOOLROOM
Routine tool maintenance, breakdowns and modifications can all be undertaken in-house to reduce tool down time.
TOOL & CASTING DESIGN
Our expertise can help you optimise designs, eliminating elements which add unnecessary costs.
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HOW can MRT Castings help you?
I want...
- a complete solution
- to develop a new component from initial concept
- advice on what processes are best suited to my component
- prototypes before committing to production tooling
- to re-shore production to the UK from overseas
- a new supplier to use existing tooling
- to convert a machined from solid part to a casting
- a supplier who can meet stringent quality requirements
New at MRT
MRT connects entire machine shop using FactoryWiz
31st May 2018
Around 6 months ago, we took a hard look at how we use the data we have available to us at MRT Castings. We looked at everything from data being used by machines, data being created by machines all the way through to where data is being left on the cutting room floor and where data can potentially be corrupted or lost through human error.
Read More2018 - The Year of Engineering
2nd Jan 2018
MRT Castings is excited to announce that we will be supporting the 2018 Year of Engineering initiative. The Year of Engineering is a year-long government campaign to support the engineering profession in recruiting the next generation of engineers.
Read MoreMRT to exhibit at Southern Manufacturing 2018
19th Dec 2017
Visit the MRT team on Stand C195 at the UK’s biggest industrial technology show on 6th, 7th and 8th February 2018 at the all new Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.
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