Question

A single piece or unitary part of the metallic die is used for making castings in die casting.

(a) True

(b) False

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This interesting question is from Die Casting in section Special Casting Techniques of Casting-Forming-Welding I

Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) False

The explanation: Die casting mainly has two parts. One part is the stationary half or cover die, which is fixed to the die casting machine. The second part is the moving part or ejector die that is moved out for the extraction of the casting. The casting cycle basically starts when the two parts of the die are apart.