Review Article
An Overview of Semisolid Processing of Aluminium Alloys
Table 6
Comparison of cost elements and relative bottom line component cost: 1 = lowest cost; 3 = highest cost [
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| | Cost | SSM forming | Die casting | Squeeze casting | Permanent mould casting |
| | Material | 2.5 | 1 | 1.25 | 1.25 | | Tooling | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | | Capital | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | | Labor | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | | Heat treating | 1 | NA | 3 | 3 | | Machining | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | | Finishing | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | | Bottom line casting | 2 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 |
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