What weight range of castings do you supply?

ForgeCast Europe supplies castings weighing from 0.05 kg to 12,000 kg — large-series, medium-series and single-piece, of simple and complex shapes.

Which materials do you cast in?

We supply castings in grey and ductile iron, cast steel and non-ferrous metals including aluminium. We also provide investment casting.

In what condition are the castings delivered?

According to the customer’s requirement we deliver castings as cast, primed, rough-machined or fully machined, in a machining centre or in cooperation.

Will you produce a casting from the customer’s own pattern?

Yes. We work both with pattern equipment supplied by the customer and with newly manufactured equipment. For new parts the cost of pattern equipment is stated separately in the quotation.

What documents do you need for a casting inquiry?

A drawing, a 3D model or a photograph of the existing part is enough. We accept STEP, PDF and common CAD formats. We reply to inquiries by the next working day at the latest.

Castings

Large-series, medium-series and single-piece castings of simple and complex shapes. Weight from 0.05 kg to 12,000 kg.

We supply a broad portfolio of castings used across a range of industries.

We provide large-series, medium-series and single-piece castings of simple and complex shapes weighing from 0.05 kg to 12,000 kg.

Castings are supplied to the customer’s requirements as cast, primed, rough-machined or fully machined, in a machining centre or in cooperation.

Services

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Pattern equipment, production preparation, sample approval

Melting shop / Moulding shop / Core shop / Pattern shop We arrange the manufacture of pattern equipment from materials required by the customer. We also take care of maintaining pattern equipment owned by the customer.

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Heat treatment of castings

quenching and tempering
normalizing annealing
stress-relief annealing
soft annealing
austenitizing annealing
annealing to a temperature curve

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Complete machining of castings

We provide all conventional technologies for machining castings. On the customer’s request we also machine castings — roughing, turning, milling, drilling and grinding. For specific requirements we cooperate with further machine shops.

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Surface treatment of castings

The surface treatment department offers the following operations:

shot blasting
phosphating
colouring
blackening
painting
anodizing
hot-dip galvanizing
polishing
priming

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Quality assurance and testing of castings

Independent quality control of every process is a matter of course.

Inspection of input raw materials
Inspection of pattern equipment
Dimensional inspection of castings including 3D scanning and 3D touch-probe measurement
Spectral chemical analysis on a SPECTROMAX instrument
Ultrasonic thickness measurement (UTT)
Penetrant testing (PT)
Non-destructive testing (X-ray, ultrasonic, magnetic)
Metallographic testing
Mechanical testing of tensile strength, elongation and hardness, notch toughness
Spectrometric analyses of chemical composition
Sand laboratory for analysis of moulding and core mixtures

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Storage and dispatch of castings

We arrange transport of castings in packaging to the customer’s specification — wooden crates, plastic pallets and gitterboxes, including the required accompanying documentation. Goods are dispatched under Incoterms 2020 (FCA, DAP, EXW and others).

Materials

Materials / 44 records Filter materials

identification of cast iron (ČSN EN 1561)				equivalent material
according tensile strength		according hardness		Czech Republic	Germany	USA
grade	number	grade	number	ČSN	DIN 1691	ASTM A48
EN-GJL-150	EN-JL1020 5.1200	EN-GJL-HB175	EN-JL2020 5.1201	42 2415	GG-15	Class 25
EN-GJL-200	EN-JL1030 5.1300	EN-GJL-HB195	EN-JL2030 5.1304	42 2420	GG-20	Class 30
EN-GJL-250	EN-JL1040 5.1301	EN-GJL-HB215	EN-JL2040 5.1305	42 2425	GG-25	Class 40
EN-GJL-300	EN-JL1050 5.1302	EN-GJL-HB235	EN-JL2050 5.1306	42 2430	GG-30	Class 45, 50
EN-GJL-350	EN-JL1060 5.1303	EN-GJL-HB255	EN-JL2060 5.1307	42 2435	GG-35	Class 55, 60

identification of cast iron (ČSN EN 1563)		equivalent material
according tensile strength		Czech Republic	Germany	USA
grade	number	ČSN	DIN 1691	ASTM A48
EN-GJS-400-18LT	EN-JS1025 5.3103	42 2314	GGG-40.3	Gr. 60-40-18
EN-GJS-400-18	EN-JS1020 5.3105	42 2314	GGG-40.3	Gr. 60-40-18
EN-GJS-400-15	EN-JS1030 5.3106	42 2304	GGG-40	Gr. 65-45-12
EN-GJS-450-10	EN-JS1040 5.3105
EN-GJS-500-7	EN-JS1050 5.3200	42 2305	GGG-50	Gr. 70-50-05
EN-GJS-600-3	EN-JS1060 5.3201	42 2306	GGG-60	Gr. 80-60-03
EN-GJS-700-2	EN-JS1070 5.3300	42 2307	GGG-70	Gr. 100-70-03
EN-GJS-800-2	EN-JS1080 5.3301	42 2308	GGG-80	Gr. 120-90-02

Carbon steel

norm	marking	according DIN	WNr.
ČSN 42 2640	GS 240	GS-45	1.0446
ČSN 42 2643	GS 240	GS-C25	1.0455
ČSN 42 2650	GE 240	GS-52	1.0552
ČSN 42 2660	GE 300	GS-60	1.0558
ČSN 42 2670	-	GS-70	1.0554
GS-45	GE 240	GS-45	1.0446
GS-52	-	GS-52	1.0552
GS-60	GE 300	GS-60	1.0558

Low-alloyed steel

norm	marking	according DIN	WNr.
GS-20Mn5	G20Mn5	GS-20Mn5	1.1120
ČSN 42 2709	-	GS-20Mn5	1.1120
ČSN 42 2712	-	GS-20Mn5	1.1120
ČSN 42 2715	-	GS-36Mn5	1.1167
ČSN 42 2719	-	-	-
ČSN 42 2735	-	-	-
ČSN 42 2744	-	GS17CrMo55	1.7357
ČSN 42 2843	G42CrMo4	GS42CrMo4	1.7231

Stainless steel

norm	marking	according DIN	WNr.
ČSN 42 2906	-	GX20Cr14	1.4027
ČSN 42 2911	-	GX40CrSi17	1.4740
ČSN 42 2930	-	GX6CrNi18 9	1.4308
ČSN 42 2931	-	GX10CrNi18 8	1.4312
ČSN 42 2940	-	GX6CrNiMo18 10	1.4408
ČSN 42 2941	-	GX5CrNiMoNb18 10	1.4581

Heat-resistant steel

norm	marking	according DIN	WNr.
ČSN 42 2913	-	GX40CrSi23	1.4745
1.4823	-	GX40CrNiSi27 4	1.4823
ČSN 42 2934	-	GX40CrNiSi22 9	1.4826
ČSN 42 2936	-	GX40CrNiSi25 12	1.4837
ČSN 42 2952	-	GX40CrNiSi25 20	1.4848

ADI cast iron	Malleable cast iron
EN-GJS-800-10, (5.3400) EN-GJS-800-10,EN-GJS-800-10	EN-GJMB-300-6, (5.4100) GTS-30-06, EN-GJMB-300-6
EN-GJS-900-8, (5.3402) EN-GJS-900-8, EN-GJS-900-8	EN-GJMB-500-5 GTS-50-05, EN-GJMB-500-5
	EN-GJMB-550-4 GTS-55-04, EN-GJMB-550-4
	EN-GJMB-600-3 GTS-60-03, EN-GJMB-600-3

If a material is not listed, we will gladly check it — mention it in your inquiry.

Casting methods:

gravity casting (into chills, into sand)
centrifugal casting
die casting
permanent-mould casting
low-pressure casting
high-pressure casting
investment casting
sand casting

Applications of castings:

Automotive
Machine tools
Agriculture
Paper and textile machinery
Conveyors, handling machines and equipment
Valves, pumps
Hydraulics
Power generation
Rail transport, components for railway electrification
Water management
Mining machinery, metallurgy

Certification of manufacturing partners

EN ISO 9001: Quality management system
IATF 16949: Quality management system for the automotive industry
TÜV SÜD: Certification body for management systems and product certification
DNV: Classification and certification company for the marine and energy industries
Bureau Veritas: Certificate under BV Mode II survey for production and supply to the marine industry according to BV Rules

Production takes place in certified plants of our partners. On all castings supplied we insist on the quality of workmanship and thorough quality control.

ForgeCast Europe places emphasis on our manufacturing partners maintaining and developing a quality management system according to EN ISO 9001 — this is how we keep the quality of all supplied castings stable.

Frequently asked questions

What weight range of castings do you supply?: ForgeCast Europe supplies castings weighing from 0.05 kg to 12,000 kg — large-series, medium-series and single-piece, of simple and complex shapes.
Which materials do you cast in?: We supply castings in grey and ductile iron, cast steel and non-ferrous metals including aluminium. We also provide investment casting.
In what condition are the castings delivered?: According to the customer’s requirement we deliver castings as cast, primed, rough-machined or fully machined, in a machining centre or in cooperation.
Will you produce a casting from the customer’s own pattern?: Yes. We work both with pattern equipment supplied by the customer and with newly manufactured equipment. For new parts the cost of pattern equipment is stated separately in the quotation.
What documents do you need for a casting inquiry?: A drawing, a 3D model or a photograph of the existing part is enough. We accept STEP, PDF and common CAD formats. We reply to inquiries by the next working day at the latest.