The influence of density of polystyrene foam models on the quality of thin wall casts of the cap of the gas analyzer case made of AK7 alloy smelted based on wastes of home manufacture (the charge contained 50-55% secondary materials) is investigated in conditions of OOO Research and Production Enterprise "Vektor Mashinostroeniya" (Novokuznetsk). To foam polystyrene (produced by STYROCHEM, Montreal, Canada) and fabricate the models, a GK 100 3M autoclave is used. Varying temporal and time autoclave modes, we acquire different densities of the model ρ = 0.017, 0.019, 0.022, 0.024, and 0.026 g/cm 3 . Based on the experimental investigations, the values of this index (ρ = 0.022-0.024 g/cm 3 ) at which the model pos sesses the required surface quality, rigidity, and burnability promoting the minimization of linear defects (mis match with required geometric sizes, seal, misrun) when fabricating thin wall casts with specified properties are determined and substantiated.