Dandong Foundry Blog

1. Hand Molding vs Automatic Molding - on Nov. 21, 2024
   The molding methods of ductile iron castings include hand molding, machine molding and automatic molding.

2. Cast Iron Farm Tractor Parts Supplier in China - on Nov. 18, 2024
   Our Dandong Foundry produces high-quality cast iron parts for the agricultural equipment industry, and most of them manufactured by sand casting processes.

3. Gray Iron Castings in Automobile Industry - on Nov. 14, 2024
   Gray cast iron is widely used in automobile manufacturing due to its characteristics of high strength, high melting point, good thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance, wear resistance and easy machining.

4. Application of Cast Iron Parts in Tractors - on Nov. 11, 2024
   Tractors are heavy-duty agricultural machinery. Their parts are required to have high strength, good toughness, wear resistance, and low cracking properties. Therefore, cast iron is one of its main materials.

5. Cast Aluminum and Cast Iron Gear Housing - on Nov. 07, 2024
   Cast iron gear housing has some advantages, such as high strength, low production cost, small expansion coefficient and mature casting technology.

6. Ductile Iron Brackets vs Cast Aluminum Brackets - on Nov. 04, 2024
   Ductile cast iron brackets produced by sand casting are widely used in agriculture, construction, mining, railway, automotive and many other industries.

7. Cast Iron Water Pump Housing for Forklift - on Oct. 31, 2024
   Cast iron water pump is one of the cast iron forklift parts. Cast iron has the advantages of corrosion resistance, wear resistance and low cost.

8. Cast Iron Flywheel Housing for Forklift Engine - on Oct. 28, 2024
   Ductile iron flywheel housings generally use QT450-10, QT500-7 and QT600-3 materials. Grey cast iron flywheel housings generally use HT200 and HT250 materials.

9. Ductile Iron Rear Wheels for Transportation Industry - on Oct. 24, 2024
   At Dandong Foundry, we produce variety of cast iron components for transportation industry, including exhaust manifolds, control arms, wheel hubs, brake drums, handwheels, brake calipers etc.

10. Cast Iron Forklift Parts - on Oct. 21, 2024
    Cast iron is widely used in the manufacture of forklift parts. The counter weight is the important part for forklifts.

11. Why Choose Customized Casting Parts? - on Oct. 17, 2024
    Customized casting parts have the advantages of flexible material selection and production quantity, beautiful appearance, identifiable, low cost and strong practicality.

12. Advantages of Galvanized Ductile Iron Castings - on Oct. 14, 2024
    Galvanized on the surface of ductile iron casting has the advantages of anti-corrosion, durability, aesthetics and low maintenance cost.

13. Ductile Iron Castings in Heavy Machinery Industry - on Oct. 11, 2024
    Ductile iron castings are extensively used in the component production of heavy machinery industry, such as agricultural machinery, construction equipment, mining equipment and railway equipment.

14. Ductile Iron Castings in Automobile Industry - on Oct. 08, 2024
    Ductile iron castings are widely used in automobile industry, including brake components, transmission, engine components, suspension and steering systems etc.

15. Cast Iron Diesel Engine Parts Supplier in China - on Sep. 30, 2024
    Our Dandong Foundry produces a wide range of cast iron diesel engine parts for the domestic and foreign aftermarket according to customers' requirements.

16. Cause Analysis of Cementite on Nodular Cast Iron Surface - on Sep. 26, 2024
    The main reasons for the cementite on the surface of nodular cast iron are too long impregnation time, too high impregnation concentration, or poor preparation process.

17. Cast Iron Baffle for Wood Burning Stove - on Sep. 23, 2024
    Dandong Foundry produces a wide range of cast iron stove parts, including the cast iron baffle used on the wood burning stoves.

18. Gray Cast Iron and Ductile Iron Piston Rings - on Sep. 18, 2024
    Dandong Foundry can manufacture various gray cast iron and ductile iron piston rings according to customers' requirements.

19. Cast Iron Counterweight on Tractor Tires - on Sep. 12, 2024
    The cast iron counterweights on the tractor tires have some important functions.

20. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cast Iron Stove Grates - on Sep. 09, 2024
    The most popular material for a stove grate is cast iron. Cast iron stove grate has many advantages, but also has some disadvantages.

21. Surface Treatment Methods of Aluminum Castings - on Sep. 05, 2024
    There are two main surface treatment methods of aluminum castings, powder coating and anodizing.

22. Ductile Iron Threaded Mechanical Tee - on Sep. 02, 2024
    A threaded mechanical tee is a very special grooved pipe fitting that uses a washer secured by the housing to attach the new pipe to the existing pipe.