CASTINGS in a


n action Sand Casting Conversion Improves Design, Performance


Cast Component: Frame-mount support br


Application: Hea y truck.vy truck. Casting Supplier: Adv


dvanced Cast Products Inc., Meadville,, Pa.


oducts Inc., P


Dimensions: 8 x 4 x 6.5 in. 3 x 10


Casting Customer: Ken • Repla e c


(203 x 102 x 165 mm). enworth Truck Co.,


Kirkland, Wash ash.


Replacing a four-piece steel fabrication, the ductile iron c


n casting reduced weight by 5%.


• T e casting design provided wire-routing clearlearances that were not available in the fabricated version.


• T e 9.9-lb. (4.49kg) casting eliminated labor, which contrib- uted to an overall cost reduction of 37%.


Material: 65-45-12 ductile iron. Process: Green sand.


ame-mounted support bracket. 12 ductile ir


16 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Jul/Aug 2015


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