Custom Stainless Steel Investment Casting Hardware Parts
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Description
Our Custom Stainless Steel Investment Casting Hardware Parts are precision manufactured using the lost wax (silica sol) investment casting process – a technology that delivers near-net-shape components with exceptional detail, smooth surfaces, and tight tolerances. This process is ideal for producing small to medium sized hardware parts that would be expensive or impossible to machine from solid bar stock.
Unlike stamping or forging, investment casting allows you to incorporate complex features such as internal cavities, curved passages, decorative lettering, logos, undercuts, and fine details – all in one piece, reducing assembly costs and improving product reliability.
Parameter
| Hardware Category | Example Parts | Typical Material | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Door & cabinet hardware | Handles, pulls, knobs, hinges, escutcheons | 304 | Brushed, polished, PVD coated |
| Window hardware | Espagnolette handles, hinges, keepers, friction stays | 304, 316 | Brushed, matte black powder coat |
| Marine hardware | Cleats, chocks, deck fills, rail fittings, porthole frames | 316, 316L | Polished, electropolished |
| Valve components | Small valve bodies, handles, levers, union nuts, bonnets | 304, 316 | As-cast, machined sealing surfaces |
| Lock & latch parts | Lock housings, latch bolts, strike plates, padlock bodies | 304 | Passivated, zinc plated |
| Industrial machinery | Levers, cams, brackets, linkage arms, adjustment knobs | 304 | Shot blasted, machined |
| Power tool parts | Gear housings, blade guards, motor brackets | 304 | As-cast, painted |
