What are the benefits of sand casting?

Sand casting involves using synthetic sand to create moulds in which molten metals are shaped and hardened. Sand casting has a number of specific advantages as a moulding process:

• It allows for a certain degree of shrinkage as a component cools, reducing the risk of damage
• It’s relatively inexpensive in terms of materials and process
• It’s suited to small and large components
• It can be used for ferrous and non-ferrous metals
• It reduces the amount of expensive, labour-intensive tooling required

Sand casting isn’t right for every project, so if you’re unsure which casting or moulding service will suit your project best, please contact us and we’ll be happy to advise.