We offer all types of railroad casting, a process in which molten metal is injected or poured under high pressure into a mold containing a cavity in the shape of the part to form the object into the desired shape. The solidified part is called the casting and is removed or ejected from the mold to complete the process. Casting is most commonly used to create complex shapes that would otherwise be difficult or cost prohibitive to produce by other methods.
Cast metal parts are removed from the mold by injection or by breaking the mold.
Most common casting alloys can be cast using one-shot molds. Reusable molds depend on alloy melting point. If the melting point of the alloy is higher than the melting point of the mold, the reusable mold cannot be selected.
Benefits of Railway Castings
The shapes of railroad castings that can be produced are virtually unlimited.
With proper railroad casting design and machining, many parts can be combined into one - helping to reduce costs by reducing or eliminating machining, providing assembly, and reducing the number of components in inventory and other associated costs.
Design flexibility. Castings allow you to choose from a wide variety of alloys and have the flexibility to configure internally and externally to meet your specific needs. Net shape production can sometimes be achieved so the part can be used as a casting. However, to achieve many close tolerances, threads or surface finishes, machining is required. CIC can help minimize the need for costly secondary operations by selecting the optimal casting process.
Eliminate material waste. Railroad castings are cast to size.
Railroad castings are often the most cost-effective method of producing complex or large parts in prototype quantities to medium and high volumes.
Casting processes may vary depending on production volume and casting tolerance capabilities of the process. CIC helps clients "Save Engineering Money" by providing cost-effective rail casting design solutions, procurement and warehousing.
Jccasting provides cost-effective die casting, semi-solid casting, shell casting, permanent mold casting, sand casting, investment casting, centrifugal casting and prototype casting.
Each casting type and alloy has advantages and disadvantages in terms of cost, mass production, metallurgical quality, maintaining dimensions, reliability and competitiveness.
Casting properties to consider include cost, strength, hardness, density weight limitations, bearing quality and, if required, wear resistance, machinability, weldability, brazeability, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance , fatigue properties, crack resistance, electrical conductivity, magnetic properties, thermal conductivity and other engineering or technical properties.
