Process capability and cost/quality trade-offs across green sand, resin sand, shell molding and investment casting. Includes real tolerances, Ra, yield, tooling choices and when to switch process as geometry or volume changes.
astm a48 class 35 castings Who this helps: Design Engineers / Buyers selecting gray/grey iron (ASTM A48) for housings, machine bases, pulleys, brake drums and other non-pressure parts where NVH damping, machinability and cost matter.What you’ll get: a practical guide to ASTM A48 Class 35 castings—properties, microstructure, EN/ISO equivalents, process & CT notes, when to…
Austempered ductile iron grades Who this helps: Design Engineers / Buyers evaluating austempered ductile iron (ADI) for gears, sprockets, arms and housings where high strength–fatigue and reasonable weight matter.What you’ll get: a plain-English guide to austempered ductile iron grades, ASTM⇆EN cross-references, a strength–ductility cheat sheet, section-size (t-band) rules, acceptance notes you can copy-paste to drawings,…
ADI Casting Process Who this helps: Design Engineers / Buyers planning ADI (austempered ductile iron) parts—gears, sprockets, arms and high-load housings—who need repeatable strength–fatigue with sane cost.What you’ll get: a clear ADI casting process map from melt to austemper, grade–temperature logic, section-size & transfer-time rules, quality gates you can run at PPAP, copy-paste drawing notes,…
What Is Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)? Who this helps: Design Engineers / Buyers evaluating ADI (austempered ductile iron) for gears, sprockets, brackets, and high-load housings that need high strength–fatigue at competitive weight.What you’ll get: a clear what/why/how of ADI, grade property table, microstructure basics (ausferrite & TRIP), section-size & process rules, copy-paste drawing notes, and…
ADI grade selection Who this helps: Design Engineers / Buyers choosing Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) for housings, hubs, arms, gears and safety-critical brackets.What you’ll get: a clear strength–ductility map (800–1400 MPa), quick grade selection rules, process windows to hit properties, and ready-to-paste drawing notes. Prepared by YB Metal Solution. Share your drawing via /rfq—YB Metal…
shell molding thin-wall iron Who this helps: Design Engineers / Buyers targeting thin-wall gray/grey and ductile iron parts—housings, brackets, carriers, covers—where weight, accuracy and surface finish matter.What you’ll learn: realistic minimum walls, draft & fillet rules, core limits, ISO 8062 CT targets, and as-cast Ra ranges vs green/resin sand—plus what to put on your drawing…
Guided by YB Metal (Suzhou, China) — resin sand vs green sand & shell molding under one roof, with machining, simulation, and traceable QA. If you’re choosing between resin sand casting and green sand, start with accuracy, surface finish, core complexity, and batch economics. This guide gives practical ranges (ISO 8062 CT & Ra), wall…
Guided by YB Metal — Austempered Ductile Iron process, simulation-led gating/risers, in-house machining, and traceable QA. Austempered ductile iron (ADI) combines castability with steel-like strength and wear. This guide shows the process window (austenitize & austemper), grade options (ASTM A897 / EN 1564 style), section size limits, and where ADI outperforms steel—plus design/machining rules and…
Iron casting cost: most quotes rise or fall on four levers: metal, sand, energy, and labor. This playbook explains what drives each, how to estimate them in $/kg and $/lb, and what to change on your print and process to cut waste—without risking quality. The cost formula (simple & practical) Price per net kg (or…
A practical guide for engineers and buyers: what green sand casting can and cannot do—minimum wall thickness, ISO 8062 tolerances, surface finish (Ra), typical machining stock, and a cost curve by part size/complexity. Includes a quick comparison to resin sand and shell molding, and an RFQ checklist. What is green sand casting best for? (capability…