Cost Reduction – reduces or eliminates
machining or fabrication
Design Flexibility – almost any shape can be cast
Weight Reduction
Close Dimensional Tolerances
Tooling costs often less than other methods
Superior cast surface finish
Alloy Selection – cast parts which are difficult or impossible to machine
Sales appeal is enhanced by improved performance
Increases Manufacturing Capacity by Freeing Capital Equipment – often
90% or more of the final shape is available in the investment casting....
Machine tools are released for finishing operations instead of hogging out the shape
Physical properties are the same in all directions
Economy in long and short production runs
Design changes at costs far less than those of other techniques
Requires little or no draft in tooling
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