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Aluminum and Zinc Die Cast Parts versus Plastic Injection Molded Parts

• Die cast parts will have better mechanical strength than most plastics
• Die cast parts are more resistant to heat and thermal cycling
• With the same dimensions, die cast parts are stronger than plastics
• Die cast parts can be thinner and lighter than plastic equivalent and still meet mechanical requirements
• Thin-walled die castings can accommodate stresses where a comparable plastic parts cannot succeed
• Die cast parts are more dimensionally because of the stiffness of the alloys versus plastics
• Die cast alloys are inherently electrically conductive
• Die cast alloys provide inherent shielding from EMI
• Die cast alloys are 1,000 times more thermally conductive than plastics
• Die cast alloys resist creep better than plastics
• Die cast parts can hold closer tolerances than plastics because of stiffness and thermal stability
• Die cast parts are ‘green’ --- over 95% of aluminum die cast parts produced in North America use recycled aluminum
• Die cast parts can be plated for aesthetics
• Die cast parts have high yield and impact strength
• Die cast alloys are not affected by UV rays

Benefits of Aluminum and Zinc Die Cast Parts

• High quality surface finish attainable on aluminum and zinc die cast parts
• Numerous alloys available for specific applications
• Ideal for pressure tight appications
• EMI (electro magnetic interference) shielding
• Electrically conductive die cast parts
• Thermal conductivity
• Weatherability
• Thermal Stability
• Low cost
• Up to 1,000,000 parts produced on Class ‘A’ Die Cast Tooling

Benefits of U.S./ American Source for your Die Cast Parts

• Minimize product to market time
• Control of I.P. and market intro
• Quality
• Material compliance and certification
• Communication directly with manufacturer --- no middle man
• Logistics
• Reduction of time to market
• Lower inventory – less than 2 week lead time average
• Only parts for you from your tools
• No prepayment of parts; 1% 10, net 30 day trade terms
• No shortcuts on tooling quality