Glossary
- Aging
- a change in the molecular structure of an alloy occurring over a period of time following casting. The properties and dimensions are affected. Heating accelerates aging.
- Blister
- a surface bubble caused by gas expansion which was trapped within the die casting.
- Blow holes
- voids or pores which may occur due to entrapped air or shrinkage during solidification of heavy sections.
- Box
- that part of the die attached to the die casting machine and containing the ejector plate or core plate or both.
- Cavity
- the recess or impressions in a die in which the casting is formed.