Capabilities
Molding & Casting Profile
Metals Poured
ASTM specifications for carbon and low-alloy steel castings (all grades): A27 (65-35, etc.), A148 (105-85, etc.)
SAE J435C (All grades): 090, 0050, etc.
AISI 4130-4140, 4320-4340, 8620-8645, 86B20-86B30 (Boron-alloyed)
AAR M-201 Grades C&E
QQ-S681 (All grades)
Corrosion Resistant High Alloy Steels (CA-15, CF-8M, CN-7M, etc.)
Heat Resistant High Alloys (HH, HK, HT, etc.)
Nickel-base Alloys (CZ-100, M-35, etc.)
Tool Steels (A2, A6 & D2, etc.)
Largest Weight Poured
4000 lbs
Molding Metals
Green sand/cope and drag, tight flasks from sizes 26x36, 30x48, 30x36, 34x34, 42x42 to a 34x79 maximum size.
Nobake: 1-300lb./min. continuous mixer (main foundry); 1-175 lbs./Min. continuous mixer (specialty foundry)
Core making
95% Nobake
5% Shell
Melting Methods
Electric arc (five-ton capacity)
Five core less induction furnaces (2-1200 lbs., 2-1400 lbs.,
and 1-2200 lbs.)
Pattern Shop
Produce new production patterns, as well as maintain and repair existing patterns.
Heat Treating (Quench and Temper)
Equipment includes:
Pusher-type furnace with water quench
Roller-type furnace with water quench
Floor (pit) tempering oven (3)
Gas 2200F box furnace
NDT Services
Ultrasonic flaw detection
Magna flux
Portable magnetic particle inspection
Layout tables
Hardness testing
Machine Shop Capabilities
Pre machining of production castings
Construction of fixtures and gages
Exploratory machining on samples or problem castings
Turn test bars
Equipment includes:
Horizontal lathes (6)
Horizontal turret lathe (1)
Vertical turret lathe (1)
Vertical milling machine (2)
Horizontal milling machine (1)
Cutoff saw (1)
Horizontal band saw (1)
Drill press (2)
Radial drill (1)
Surface grinder (1)
Metallurgical Laboratory
All machining of test specimens
Jominy end-quench
Physical and chemical analysis
Equipment includes:
Complete metallographic facilities
Vacuum spectrometer (computer assisted with 29 channels)
Rock well hardness
Tensile testing
Charpy impact
Ductility transition
Carbon and sulfur determinator
Sand Testing
Sieve analysis
Loss On Ignition
Tensile
Compatibility
Moisture
Permeability
Density
Green compression
Active clay
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