MIM | PM | Die Casting | Machining | Investment Casting | |
Complexity | High | Low | High | High | Fair |
Mechanical Properties | Good | Fair | Poor | Good | Fair |
Productivity | High | High | High | Low | Fair |
Accuracy | Average | High | Low | High | Average |
Dansity | 95~99% | <95% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Surface Roughness | 1μm | Coarse | Medium | Fine | Medium |
Min Wall Thickness | 0.35mm | 1mm | 0.5mm | 0.50mm | 1mm |
Max Wall Thickness | 12mm | – | – | – | – |
Cost | Average | Low | Low | High | Average |