cold-chamber die casting

cold-chamber die casting

[′kōld ‚chām·bər ′dī ‚kast·iŋ]

(engineering)

A die-casting process in which molten metal is ladled either manually or mechanically into a relatively cold cylinder from which it is forced into the die cavity.

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