Question

What do you think were the advantages of using lost wax technique?

Answer 1

Lost Wax Investment Castings Cost Advantages

Lost wax casting provides greater design flexibility.

Lost wax investment casting provides greater detail.

Near net shape.

Greater alloy selection to enhance part performance.

Surface finishes 120 to 150 RMS.

Close tolerances ±.005 inch per inch.

Answer 2

Lost wax investment casting provides exact shapes which leads to lower material cost. Lost wax investment casting reduces the expensive machining operations that reduces initial tooling cost.