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Aluminum and Zinc Die Cast Parts versus Plastic Injection Molded Parts
- Die cast parts will have better mechanical strength than most plastics
- Die cast parts are more resistant to heat and thermal cycling
- With the same dimensions, die cast parts are stronger than plastics
- Die cast parts can be thinner and lighter than plastic equivalent and still meet mechanical requirements
- Thin-walled die castings can accommodate stresses where a comparable plastic parts cannot succeed
- Die cast parts are more dimensionally because of the stiffness of the alloys versus plastics
- Die cast alloys are inherently electrically conductive
- Die cast alloys provide inherent shielding from EMI
- Die cast alloys are 1,000 times more thermally conductive than plastics
- Die cast alloys resist creep better than plastics
- Die cast parts can hold closer tolerances than plastics because of stiffness and thermal stability
- Die cast parts are ‘green’ --- over 95% of aluminum die cast parts produced in North America use recycled aluminum
- Die cast parts can be plated for aesthetics
- Die cast parts have high yield and impact strength
- Die cast alloys are not affected by UV rays
Benefits of Aluminum and Zinc Die Cast Parts
- High quality surface finish attainable on aluminum and zinc die cast parts
- Numerous alloys available for specific applications
- Ideal for pressure tight appications
- EMI (electro magnetic interference) shielding
- Electrically conductive die cast parts
- Thermal conductivity
- Weatherability
- Thermal Stability
- Low cost
- Up to 1,000,000 parts produced on Class ‘A’ Die Cast Tooling
Benefits of U.S./ American Source for your Die Cast Parts
- Minimize product to market time
- Control of I.P. and market intro
- Quality
- Material compliance and certification
- Communication directly with manufacturer --- no middle man
- Logistics
- Reduction of time to market
- Lower inventory – less than 2 week lead time average
- Only parts for you from your tools
- No prepayment of parts; 1% 10, net 30 day trade terms
- No shortcuts on tooling quality
