Estimate aluminium casting cost per part and per kg from part weight or volume, metal price, tooling and quantity, with typical alloy densities included.

Enter part mass, or leave it blank and enter part volume; the alloy sets the density. Use one currency throughout.

Leave blank to work it out from part volume and the alloy density.

Needed only when part mass is blank.

Typical densities; pick Custom density for a supplier value.

1 = material cost only (default); 1.3 adds 30% for labour and overhead.

Blank means no tooling cost is allocated.

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Aluminium Casting Cost Formula

The following formulas are used to estimate aluminium casting cost per casting (using a simple material-plus-tooling model):

Cost per casting = W ร— P ร— C + (M) / (F)\ W = (V ร— ฯ) / (1000)

Variables:

  • Cost is the estimated cost per casting (in your chosen currency)
  • W is the casting weight (kg)
  • P is the aluminium price per kilogram (currency/kg)
  • C is a dimensionless cost multiplier (e.g., 1.0 for material-only; 1.3 adds 30% for overhead/labor, etc.)
  • M is the mold/tooling cost (currency)
  • F is the number of castings produced from the mold (castings)
  • V is the casting volume (cmยณ), used only to estimate weight
  • ฯ is the alloy density (g/cmยณ)

For the yield model, net mass is V ร— ฯ / 1000, poured mass is net mass divided by (yield / 100), and cost per casting is poured mass ร— price + tooling / quantity. This model excludes labor, energy, machining, taxes, and scrap recovery credit. For the multiplier model, to estimate cost per casting: calculate material cost (W ร— P), apply the cost multiplier (ร— C), then add the allocated mold/tooling cost per casting (M รท F). If you do not know weight, you can estimate it from volume using W = (V ร— ฯ) รท 1000 (because cmยณ ร— g/cmยณ = g, and 1000 g = 1 kg).

What Is Aluminium Casting Cost?

Aluminium casting cost refers to the money spent to produce aluminium parts by pouring molten aluminium into a mold and allowing it to cool and solidify. Costs can include raw aluminium, melting and casting energy, labor, scrap and yield loss, tooling/pattern costs (often amortized across the number of parts), equipment maintenance, and quality control. Design complexity, part size/weight, and production quantity can significantly affect the final cost.