DIE CASTING'S FUTURE SEEN IN HIGH PRECISION PARTS.

The article examines the future of die casting for the next five to ten years. It is forecast that improved castings will have more reliable and better dynamic and long-term mechanical properties - fatigue and creep resistance in particular. Statistical process control will be concerned as much with the integrity of the casting - freedom from porosity and voids - as it is with dimensional accuracy. Die temperature controls and better surface technology in the die will improve standards of surface finish. The outlook for aluminum, magnesium and zinc is compared.