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The guidelines presented in this publication are intended to aid OEM product design engineers in designing and specifying parts for cost-effective die casting production-in aluminum, magnesium, zinc and ZA-8 alloys. They were researched and compiled by Chicago White Metal Casting from its over 70 years of industry experience and the latest design and production resource data, relying primarily on NADCA Product Specification
Standards for Die Casting. These design-for-die casting guidelines are intended as a concise and easily referenced initial source for the key specification characteristics that drive the cost and performance of components die cast in Al, Mg and Zn alloys.
Many of the Standards and Guidelines presented require further detailed qualifications, dependent on the specific design, configuration and performance requirements of a proposed part. In such cases, the detailed NADCA Standards and other sources are referenced. Note that the CWM engineering department should always be consulted early in the product concept stage, before irrevocable design-for-manufacturing decisions are made. Selected design data, including sections of the NADCA Product.
Specification Standards manual, are available by instant download in Adobe PDF Reader format from the CWM website's OEM Resource Center, in the Engineering Bulletins section, at www.cwmdiecast.com. This valuable reference volume can also be purchased from CWM at a special discount, using the special discount order form in the Resource Center's Reference Manuals section.
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