Die Casting Process - Hot Chamber Machine - Zinc

Main ideas / concepts (Die casting with a hot chamber machine)

• Hot chamber machines are mainly used for zinc, copper, magnesium, lead, and other low-melting-point alloys.
• These alloys do not readily attack or erode key machine components such as:
  • metal pots
  • cylinders
  • plungers
• The machine’s injection mechanism operates inside the molten metal bath in a holding furnace—the injection system is “hot” because it remains immersed/connected to molten metal.

Process methodology (step-by-step injection cycle)

1. Furnace and machine connection
   • The holding furnace is connected to the die-casting machine via a metal feed system called a gooseeneck.
2. Filling the injection cylinder
   • The injection cylinder plunger rises, which:
     • opens a port in the injection cylinder
     • allows molten metal to enter/fill the cylinder
3. Injection into the die
   • The plunger moves downward, which:
     • seals the port
     • forces molten metal through:
       • the gooseneck
       • the nozzle
     • into the die cavity
4. Solidification
   • Molten metal solidifies inside the die cavity
5. Ejection
   • The plunger is withdrawn
   • The die opens
   • The casting is ejected

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