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n action Process Produces Results for Optics Housing
Cast Component: Afocal housing. Material: A356-T6 aluminum. Process: Investment casting.
Application: Optics housing for defense application. Casting Supplier: O’Fallon Casting, O’Fallon, Missouri.
Dimensions: 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) diameter, 7.5 in. (19.1 cm) height.
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Casting the component in aluminum minimized weight (5.7 oz. [0.16 kg]), while remaining rigid and dimensionally accurate.
• T e one-piece casting benefi tted from the investment casting pro- cess with inclusions of fi llets, minimal wall thicknesses, undercuts and complex internal features.
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