Precision Investment Casting

Precision investment casting is done by an expendable, injection wax, molded wax

pattern method that helps in making or replicating complex forms and surface
detailing in the produced metal product. A great method to get exceptional
accuracy in a product design despite the material type and size.

If you are looking for a good quality Precision Investment Casting products
manufacturing company to make any specific customizable metal part, then
Sumangal Casting Pvt. Ltd. can do the work for you.

We are the leading investment casting products manufacturer and supplier in

India and worldwide.

Our Rajkot-based manufacturing plant providing a whole range of investment

castings made from ferrous metals and its alloys including the cobalt and nickel
super-alloy.

Our advanced casting process manufactures engineering components of the

highest quality with an installed capacity of 600 MT per annum. One disposable
pattern is used to produce only one metal part.
Benefits of Precision Investment Casting
There is more than one benefit of choosing Precision investment casting. It’s a
highly touted way of making a diverse range of metal parts and components.
Benefits of precision investment casting –

 You get an excellent surface finish.

 Any metal cast can be prepared using this process.
 High precision and dimensional accuracy in the final product.
 Extremely intricate parts can be successfully made.

Precision Investment Casting Process

 The first step involves the making of an original wax model.
 Precision investment moulds are created.
 Hot melted wax is poured in the mould to create an inner lining. A
hollow wax copy is formed and it is then removed from the mould.
 The hollow wax copy is then chased with a hot metal tool to even out
any marks and dressed to hide imperfections in it. Now, the wax looks
like a finished piece and it is sprued with a tree-like structure, meant to
make way for the air to escape and for the molten material to flow
through it.
 The spruced wax copy is dipped into the slurry of silica and then sand-
like stucco. The shell is prepared and allowed to dry. This process is
repeated to achieve the desired thickness of the shell coating. For bigger
pieces, the shell coating needs to be thicker. The inside of the cup is not
coated and kept hollow. The core is then layered with fireproof material.
 Now the shell-coated piece is placed cup-down in a kiln where the shell
gets hardened due to the heat and the wax is melted and runs out. This
melted wax can be recovered to be reused.
 The shell is now cooled and tested with free-flowing water through the
vent tubes and feeder. If any cracks are discovered they’re patched with
a thick paste.
 The shell is reheated to remove any traces of moisture from it and to
harden the applied paste. After this, the process of pouring is
conducted. The shells are first placed in a tub of sand with their cups
facing upward and then the molten metal which is melted in a furnace is
poured into these shells. This process should be done carefully and the
shells should be hot while the metal is poured into them or they will
break if they are cold at the time of pouring.
 Later the shell is removed and blasted away and the rough-casting is
released. The spurs formed on the metal are cut off and these metal
pieces that are cut off will be used in another casting process.
 Now the metal cast is chased to remove all the signs of casting from the
surface by smoothening it. After being polished the prepared casting
now looks like the original model.