NADCA's Product Specification Standards for Die Casting

The North American Die Casting Association's (NADCA) 2012 Product Standards cover specification, design and production guidance for both users and manufacturers of conventional high pressure die castings. The NADCA manual contains tooling and processes information, alloy properties, standard and precision tolerances, GD&T, design guidelines, quality assurance provisions and more.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); additional aluminum and magnesium alloy data, including high Mg containing 380 aluminum and new creep resistant magnesium alloys; information on RoHS and REACH compliance; a new simplified formula for calculating draft angle; information on "Tools for improving Product Integrity" and "First Article Inspection Requirements"; and expanded information on porosity. New, improved and updated photographs and line drawings have been added throughout the manual

To review the complete manual, visit: http://www.diecastingdesign.org/standards/402_download.htm (will open in a new window).