Die Casting

Originally published in 1913. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I. Die Casting Chapter II. Making Dies for Die-Casting Machines Chapter III. Van Wagner Mfg. Co.'s Die-Casting Practice EXCERPT FROM DIE CASTING: DIES - MACHINES - METHODS

Die-casting, a comparatively recent method for producing finished castings, is rapidly proving itself an important factor in the economical manufacture of interchangeable parts for adding machines, typewriters, telephones, automobiles and numerous other products where it is essential that the parts be nicely finished and accurate in dimensions. The term "die-casting" is self-explanatory, meaning "to cast by means of dies"; described briefly, the process consists of forcing molten metal into steel dies, allowing it to cool in them, and then opening the dies and removing the finished casting. It is the purpose of this treatise to give a general outline of the die-casting process, showing its possibilities and limitations, and also to give a description of the die-casting machinery and its operation, of the fundamental principles involved, and of the methods used in the die-making. Illustrative examples of the best types of dies, based on results obtained from actual experience, will also be given.