Castings Conquer the Sky Aviation uses a wide variety of metal castings.
DENISE KAPEL, SENIOR EDITOR
Aluminum castings appear in turbo pump assemblies, fuel control systems and fan housings.
Maintenance trucks, with their suspension, wheel, engine and many other parts, comprise another major segment of the cast metals market.
MEDIA
RESOURCE Using the Actable App, scan this page to view a
slideshow of castings described in this feature. For instructions on how to use the app, see page 30. To view the slideshow online, go to
www.metalcastingdesign.com.
Turbine blades are produced as single castings designed to withstand extremely high temperatures. See “Behind the Curtain of Single Crystal Casting,” MCDP May/June 2011.
38 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Jul/Aug 2013
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