A356 Aluminum Front Steering Knuckle Castings for Vehicle Chassis System

• Die Casting Machine Type: Hot Chamber Die Casting Machine
• Die Casting Method: Low Pressure
• Application: Auto Parts
• Machining: CNC Machining
• Material: Aluminum Alloy
• Surface Preparation: Shot Blasting
• Model NO.: TOP 5 Compact SUV from Chinese Famous NEV OEM
• Pressure Chamber Structure: Horizontal
• Tolerance Grade: 8
• Casting Surface Quality Level: 2
• Certification: RoHS, ISO 9001:2008
• Exchange Rate: 1:6.9484
• A356 Benchmark Price(CNY/T): 17500
• OEM or After-sales Market: OEM Part
• Transport Package: Wooden Cases
• Specification: 0.5KG-20KG
• Trademark: Customized
• Origin: Luoyang, China
• HS Code: 8708309990
• Production Capacity: 600tons/Month

Product Description

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Production Parameter:

Specification	Customized as drawing or sample
Part Weight	0.5KG-20KG
Casting Standard	JIS,ASTM,DIN,GB
Casting Tolerance	CT8~9(IS0 8015)
Surface Roughness	Ra 12.5
Casting Material	A356, A365.2, Al-Si10Mg
Casting Process	Gravity Casting, Low-pressure Casting, Tilting casting
Surface Preparation	Shot-blasting, Painting, Electroplating, Electrophoresis
Inspection Equipment	Metallographic Inspection, Spectrum Detection, MTS Tensile test, Brinell hardness Test, XRay Detection, Magnetic Particle Detect, CMM, Gauge, 3D Scanning
Dimension Inspection	Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM),Calipers, Height Gauge, Micrometer Calipers,  Inside Caliper Gauge, Angle and R Gauge,Customized Gauge, etc.
Product application	100%+ Auto parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles
Lead Time	45 Days for Aluminum Casting

A356 Aluminum Rear Double-Fork-Arm Knuckle Castings for NEV Leader BYD Song Dynasty SUV in Chinese Market
 

 

Production Process 

Quality Control:

_{1) Checking the raw material ---- Incoming quality control ( IQC)
2) Pre-shift checking----Machine parameter condition and tooling preparation
3) Auto feeding, Error proofing and  temperature control ----Spheroidizing process
4)  Sand Preparation---- Moisture, Air permeability, Strength control and online Inspection
5) Pouring process- Starting and ending control of temperature, time and chemical compisition
6) Nodularity Inspection---- 1 time / Ladle
7) Auto grinding
8)100% Audio frequency Inspection for material non-conformity
9)100% Appearance checking
10)100% Gauge Inspection
12) Laser Coding for machined parts as customer request}



Our Factory


 • _{Established in 1970, Luoyang Gucheng Machinery Co., Ltd has a  long history in the foundry field.}
• _{Being a world leading professional Auto parts manufacturer, focus on Iron casting, Aluminum casting and Parts machining, produces more than   100  thousand tons for Iron castings and 6 thousand tons of Aluminum castings annually for OEM.}
• _{Leading products are Automotive Braking System (safety parts), Engine System, Transmission System, and High-speed rail, subway track shock  absorber castings.}
• _{90%+ Auto parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.}
• _{ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, OHSAS 45001 certificated.}
• _{Green Manufacturer by CFA.}
• _{Our Tier 1 customers are main for Akebono Brake,Hitachi Astemo, Mobis, Mando Advics , ZF, Brembo, Schaeffler, Mahle, Hidria, Chassix,  Concentric, BWI,  Bethel, Wanxiang Group, APG.}
• _{Long-term supply for BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan, Fiat Chrysler, GM, Honda, Mazda, Suzuki, Geely, Chery, Changan Auto, FAW group, BAIC  group  and other domestic and foreign mid-to-high-end vehicles.}
 

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FAQ

Q1: Are you a manufacturer or a trading company?
A1: Luoyang Gucheng is one of the largest professional manufacturers of Chassis System (brake caliper, brake support, steering knuckle), Engine System(engine block, engine cover, intake manifold and so on), Transmission System(forkshift, control arm), and subway track shock absorber castings and other products.

Q2: What certifications do you have?
A2: IATF16949, ISO14001, ISO45001, etc. 

Q3: How about your lead time?
A3: For casting(Iron)+machining sample during OTS phases, it usually takes about 35 days to prepare at our facility after joint confirmation of tooling 3D;
For casting(aluminum)+machining sample during OTS phases, it usually takes about 60 days to prepare at our facility after joint confirmation of tooling 3D.
For mass production order, it usually takes about 4-6 weeks to prepare at our facility. Of course, it depends on quantity of order, we believe that we can give a satisfied delivery performance.

Q4: Which customers do you supply parts to?    
A4:
Our Tier 1 customers include: 

1) Japanese and South Korea Company: Akebono Brake Industry, Hitachi Astemo, Mobis, Mando Advics etc.

2) European Company: ZF, Brembo, Schaeffler, Mahle, Hidria etc.

3) American Company: Chassix, Concentric; 

4) Chinese Local: Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd, BWI, Jilin Universal Machinery(GROUP) Co., Ltd., Wanxiang Group, APG etc.

2. Our OEM customers include: 

Chinese Local: FAW, BAIC, BYD etc.

3. Our products have been applied to BMW, Toyata, Volkswagen, Nissan, FIAT Chrysler, GM, Mazda, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, BYD, Geely, Chery, Changan Auto, FAW group, BAIC group and other domestic and foreign MID-to-high-end vehicles. 

Q5:Which countries have your parts exported to?
A5: Products are mainly exported to Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, USA, Argentina, Slovenia, Germany and other overseas countries. 


Q6: Which in-co-term have you deal with?
A6: EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP and so on.

Q7: Can you make casting according to our drawing or samples?
Yes, we can make casting according to your drawing, 2D drawing, or 3D cad model. If the 3D cad model can be supplied, the development of the tooling can be more efficient. But without 3D, based on 2D drawing we can still make the samples properly approved.
Yes, we can do 3D scanning on your samples to get the sample 3D model and then  make drawings for tooling making.