Design Flexibility, Metallurgical Integrity Make Investment Casting Only Manufacturing Choice for Aircraft Manifold


Design flexibility and


metallurgical (Grade B) in- tegrity were major require- ments when determining how to manufacture a complex manifold for an aircraft exchanger.


The customer considered investment casting the only way to produce this complex casting featuring a light weight, compact, intricate shape with high strength and dimensional integrity. Cast by O’Fallon Casting, the aluminum aircraft manifold was a finalist in an Investment Casting Institute casting contest.


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Kiln Furniture


Materials Alumina Fused Silica


Ipsen Advantages Short Lead Times Internal Mold Shop Proven Formulas


Minimal Casting Inclusions Durability


Customer Satisfaction August 2012 Ceramics 11 Other requirements in-


cluded a light weight, compact intricate shape, high strength and dimensional integrity.


O’Fallon Casting and


the investment casting pro- cess offered the design flex- ibility needed to engineer the one-piece


aircraft heat manifold


that met the demanding qual- ity requirements. The finished casting was a finalist in the Investment Casting Institute’s most recent casting contest. A customer engineer in-


dicated the investment casting


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