Practical Examples in Metalcasting Design

The metalcasting engineer and the component design engineer work together to insure that the component design is optimized for performance, manufacturability, and cost.
To work effectively with the metalcasting engineer, the design engineer and the component purchaser need to be familiar with the practices and terms of metalcasting.
These metalcasting examples are designed to illustrate the design practices, manufacturing issues and terminology involved in the selection, design, purchase, and use of metalcastings.
Design and industrial engineers, purchasing agents, and engineering students will find these metalcasting examples a convenient and useful method of learning how metalcastings are designed and what benefits metalcasting technology offers to the manufacturing community.
A wide range of applications, geometries, alloys, and casting methods are presented for study.

Metalcasting Examples	Part Material
Snubber Arm for Mining Shovel Dipper Door Download Example 24 in PDF format	Cr-Ni-Mo Steel
Cast ConneX Building Connector Download Example 23 in PDF format	Steel
F-5 Fighter Plane Crossbleed Valve Download Example 22 in PDF format	Stainless Steel
Track Shoe for the NASA Crawler-Transporter Download Example 21 in PDF format	Steel
Pivot Plate Frame for the Pouring Chute on a Cement Mixer Truck Download Example 20 in PDF format	Ductile Iron
Drive Wheel for the Tracks on a Compact Utility Loader Download Example 19 in PDF format	Austempered Ductile Iron
Aluminum Cylinder Block for General Motors Truck/SUV Engines Download Example 18 in PDF format	Aluminum
Hydraulic Accumulator Cylinder for Navy Submarines Download Example 17 in PDF format	Duplex Stainless Steel
Intermediate Lever Arm in the BMW Engine Valve Train Download Example 16 in PDF format	Steel
Diesel Locomotive Traction Motor Rotor Disc Download Example 15 in PDF format	Steel
Plates for oil rig blowout preventer valves Download Example 14 in PDF format	Steel
Die-cast housing for a thermoelectric fan Download Example 13 in PDF format	Aluminum
Operator Pedal System for School Buses Download Example 12 in PDF format	Nickel Aluminum Bronze
Internal Interface Frame for LCD Digital Projector Download Example 11 in PDF format	Magnesium
Landing gear Uplock support for the Boeing 767 long range aircraft Download Example 10 in PDF format	Aluminum
Pintle Socket used in a river lock system Download Example 9 in PDF format	Steel
Transmission case for the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle Download Example 8 in PDF format	Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite
The Hinge/Bearing Assembly for a Rough Terrain Log Forwarder Download Example 6 in PDF format	Steel
The Axle Housing for a Skid Steer Loader Download Example 5 in PDF format	Ductile Iron
Mercury Marine Universal Joint Coupler Download Example 4 in PDF format	Ductile Iron
The Brake Pedal for the Chevrolet Corvette Download Example 3 in PDF format	Aluminum
The Ice Cleat for the M1 Abrams Tank Download Example 2 in PDF format	Steel
The One Person Hitch Housing for the 2.5 and 5 Ton Trucks Download Example 1 in PDF format	Steel

Steel Casting Advantages

This 15 minute video is a good introduction to the steel casting process.

This video was produced by SFSA and the American Metalcasting Consortium, with funding provided by the American Metalcasting Consortium, which is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DLSC-PRT, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6221

Limited numbers of VHS copies of this video are available from SFSA for military or educational users free of charge.

This 15 minute video is a good introduction to the steel casting process.

Limited numbers of VHS copies of this video are available from SFSA for military or educational users free of charge.

This project is a joint effort of SFSA, AFS, and AMC; The work performed under this project was sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DLSC-PRT, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6221

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