Comparison between Die Casting and Sand Casting

In diecast the mold or die is usually made of steel. So, materials and alloys with an equal or higher melting point than steel cannot be cast using the diecast process.

But in sand casting, the mold is made with special reusable sand. It can withstand very high temperatures and can be easily machined to the desired dimensions. For this reason, you can cast both ferrous and nonferrous metals using the sand casting process.

The table below contains some more key comparisons between die cast and sand cast:

Key Points	Die Casting	Sand Casting
Precision	Higher	Lower
Wall Thickness	Thinner	Ticker
Production Volume	High	Low
Surface Finish	Excellent	Not as good
Cost of Mold	Higher	Lower
Reusability of Mold	Possible	Not Possible
Complex Parts	Possible and mostly easy to make	Difficult and mostly not possible