A casting material and/or alloys suitable for the die casting process. Table 1 shows all European standards in which chemical compounds of light and heavy metal die casting alloy are listed.
Table 2 contains an overview on the most common aluminum die casting alloy, on their VDS designation (Verein Deutscher Schmelzhütten ‑ German Smelter Association), on standards related to EN 1706 and on general aluminum die casting alloy properties.