Click on process in blue to see more information	Die Casting	Investment Casting	Permanent Mold	Green Sand	No Bake	Shell Casting	Forging	Powdered Metal	Stamping/ Fine Blank
Surface Finish	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Complexity/ Design Freedom	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Fair
Intricacy	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Fair	Excellent	Excellent
Choice of Material	Narrow	Very Wide	Narrow	Wide	Wide	Wide	Very Wide	Wide	Narrow
Finish Allowances	Least	Least	Average	Most	Most	Average	Most	Least	Least
Lead Time/ Tooling	Long	Medium	Long	Short	Medium	Long	Long	Long	Long
Lead Time/ Production	Average	Short	Average	Average	Average	Average	Long	Average	Average
Pattern/ Tooling Cost	High	Medium	Med.High	Low	Medium	High	Med.High	Med.High	Med.High
Raw Piece Unit Cost	Low	Med.High	Low Medium	Low	Low Medium	Low Medium	Low	Low	Low
Net Shape/ Near Net Shape Capability	High	High	Medium	Low	Low Medium	Medium	Low Medium	High	High
Cost Effective Low Volume Production	No	Yes	No	Yes	Marginal	No	No	No	No