Glossary
- Trim die
- a die for removing flash from a die casting.
- Undercut
- recess in the side wall or cored hole of a casting disposed so that a slide or special form of core (such as a knockout) is required to permit ejection of the casting from the die.
- Unit die
- a die interchangeable with others in a common holder.
- Vent
- narrow passage at the die parting which permits air to escape from the die cavity as it is filled with molten metal.
- Void
- a large pore or hole within the wall of a casting usually caused by an entrapped gas. A blowhole.
