Here is a list of recipes I suggest should be changed to make casting more worthwhile than just using an assembling machine.
1 aluminum plate -> 2+ aluminum plates:
Bracket,
Fluid chamber,
Roller chain
1 copper plate -> 2+ copper plates:
copper pipe/copper pipe to ground,
copper cable
1 iron plate -> 2+ iron plates:
iron pipe/iron pipe to ground
girder,
trigger
1 titanium plate -> 2+ titanium plates:
spring
1 steel plate -> 2+ steel plates:
Rivet,
steel pipe/steel pipe to ground