MAYCAST-NOKES PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD

SPECIFICATION No MAY006

ISSUE 2

CASTING TOLERANCES
ALUMINIUM INVESTMENT CASTING TOLERANCES
INCHES
DIMENSION
TOLERANCE
UP TO 0.500
0.004
0.500 TO 1.000
0.006
1.000 TO 1.500
0.008
1.500 TO 2.000
0.010
2.000 TO 2.500
0.012
2.500 TO 3.500
0.015
3.500 TO 5.000
0.018
5.000 TO 7.500
0.021
7.500 TO 10.000
0.024
10.000 TO 12.500 0.027
12.500 TO 15.000 0.030
15.000 TO 18.000 0.035

MM
DIMENSION TOLERANCE
UP TO 12.0
0.10
12.0 TO 25.0
0.15
25.0 TO 37.0
0.20
37.0 TO 50.0
0.25
50.0 TO 62.0
0.30
62.0 TO 87.0
0.38
87.0 TO 125.0
0.46
125.0 TO 187.0
0.53
187.0 TO 250.0
0.61
250.0 TO 312.0
0.69
312.0 TO 375.0
0.76
375.0 TO 460.0
0.90

STEEL INVESTMENT CASTING TOLERANCES

INCHES
DIMENSION
TOLERANCE
UP TO 0.500
0.005
0.500 TO 1.000
0.007
1.000 TO 1.500
0.010
1.500 TO 2.000
0.012
2.000 TO 2.500
0.015
2.500 TO 3.500
0.018
3.500 TO 5.000
0.022
5.000 TO 7.500
0.026
7.500 TO 10.000
0.030
10.000 TO 12.500 0.034
12.500 TO 15.000 0.040
15.000 TO 18.000 0.046

MM
DIMENSION TOLERANCE
UP TO 12.0
0.13
12.0 TO 25.0
0.18
25.0 TO 37.0
0.25
37.0 TO 50.0
0.30
50.0 TO 62.0
0.38
62.0 TO 87.0
0.46
87.0 TO 125.0
0.56
125.0 TO 187.0
0.66
187.0 TO 250.0
0.76
250.0 TO 312.0
0.86
312.0 TO 375.0
1.01
375.0 TO 460.0
1.17

INVESTMENT CASTING WALL THICKNESS

UP TO 75 Sq INCHES (500cm2) A TOLERANCE OF 0.008
(0.2mm) APPLIES.
OVER 75 Sq INCHES (500cm2) A TOLERANCE OF 0.012
(0.3mm) APPLIES.

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SAND CASTING TOLERANCE
INCHES
0.02 UP TO 6 INCHES
THERAFTER ADD 0.002
PER INCH.

MM
0.5mm UP TO 150.0
THERAFTER ADD 0.05mm
PER 25.0mm.

SAND CASTING WALL THICKNESS

THE SAME SAND CASTING TOLERANCE AS ABOVE APPLIES
TO WALL THICKNESSES.
E.G. A 300mm LONG CASTING WOULD HAVE A TOLERANCE OF
0.8 APPLIED TO THE WALL THICKNESS DIMENSION.
(0.5 + (0.05 X 6) = 0.8)
STRAIGHTNESS / FLATNESS TOLERANCE

FOR INVESTMENT CASTINGS A FLATNESS TOLERANCE OF

0.004 / INCH (0.10 / 25mm) APPLIES.
FOR SAND CASTINGS THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS FOR SAND
CAST WALL THICKNESSES AS ABOVE APPLIES TO FLATNESS.

DRAFT ANGLES
A DRAFT ANGLE OF UP TO 1 WILL BE APPLIED TO SAND
CASTINGS WHERE NECESSARY. THIS WILL ADD MATERIAL
TO THE CASTING UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED OR
AGREED.
ANGULAR TOLERANCES
AN ANGULAR TOLERANCE OF 0.5 WILL APPLY TO
INVESTMENT CASTINGS.
AN ANGULAR TOLERANCE OF 1 WILL APPLY TO SAND
CASTINGS.
GEOMETRIC TOLERANCES
THESE ARE DEPENDANT ON THE CASTING CONFIGURATION
AND TOLERANCES REQUIRED. THEY WOULD NEED TO BE
DISCUSSED AT THE QUOTATION / ORDER STAGE.

This specification approved for use by Date

PED Manager
8-1-2013