Vol. 1, Issue 12, Part K (2015)

Abstract
This paper involves the design of die-casting dies requires considerable skill and expertise based on experience. The designer proposes designs of dies employed to cast parts from various alloys, and perform a variety of other operations. Every new job requires original thought in its design and the solving of individual problems in its manufacture. Each die-cast component, currently in production, presents a challenge for the improvement of its output and quality. The objective here is to design dies to be fit for the purpose, operate at optimum shot rate and is of reasonably simple construction. The main purpose of this paper is to present the systematic design procedure for pressure die-casting dies. Die-casting dies like any other type of tooling can be very simple or very complex. How difficult they are to design and build depends entirely on the parts they produce. They can be as simple as a single cavity die with no side cores or they can be complicated dies, which represent split dies along with moving cores actuated by either finger cams or hydraulic cylinders depending on the feasibility.