Sand Casting vs Investment Casting for Industrial Parts

Sand casting suits larger parts, lower tooling cost, and moderate complexity — common for machine bases, housings, and industrial brackets.

Investment casting delivers tighter tolerances and finer detail for smaller complex parts — higher pattern cost, higher piece price.

Shell molding bridges sand and investment for medium volumes with better surface finish than conventional sand.

Match process to volume, tolerance, and lead-time. Wrong process selection drives cost and quality issues.