Vacuum-die easting offers a high-quality, low-cost alternative for manufact
uring titanium components. Lower costs are obtained through the elimination
of processing steps that are associated with other manufacturing methods,
such as investment casting. However, vacuum-die-cast component geometry is
limited to single-plane, solid components weighing less than 18 kg. Initial
mechanical property tests performed on vacuum-die-cast Ti-6Al-4V show prop
erties similar to that of wrought material, which could lend to the direct
substitution of vacuum-die casting components for wrought components. Addit
ionally, the quality of vacuum-die-cast components shows improvement over i
nvestment castings through the elimination of alpha-case and the use of cer
amic-less casting system.