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Molding & Casting Profile 

Metals Poured
ASTM A27           All grades (65-35, etc.)
ASTM A148         Grades 80-40 through 150-135
ASTM A216         All grades (WCB, etc.)
ASTM A352         LCB & LCC
ASTM A487        Grades 4, 9, 10
AAR M-201         Grades B, C & E[Soft Break]SAE J435CAll grades: (090, 0050, etc.)
QQ-S681               All grades[Soft Break]AISI 4130-4140, 4320-4340, 8620-8645
Heat Resistant High Alloys   HH, HK, HT, etc.

Corrosion Resistant High Alloy Steels  CA-15, CF-8M, CN-7M, etc.
Nickel-base Alloys  CZ-100, M-35, etc.
Tool Steels   A2, A6 & D2, etc. 

Largest Weight Poured
2,000 lbs. 

Molding Methods
No-Bake (Airset) molding: max mold size of 42”x48”  18”/18” 

Core making
No-Bake, Cold Box, and Shell 

Melting Methods
Electric arc (five-ton capacity)[Soft Break]Two coreless induction furnaces (1250 lbs. each) 

Pattern Shop
Capable of complete manufacture of patterns, as well as maintenance and repair of existing patterns. 


Cleaning Room 

Cleaning Facilities 
1 - 48” x 48” Wheelabrator
1 - 63” x 96” Wheelabrator
1 - 14 cubic foot Wheelabrator
1 - Pangborn 72GN Rotoblast
1 – Pangborn 8 foot Table Blast
2 - Car-bottom normalizing furnaces (15-ton capacity)
5 - Weld stations
5 - Arc air stations
3 - Burning stations
15 - Finishing stations (chip and grind) 

Straightening Presses
1 - 200-ton vertical hydraulic press
1 - 400-ton vertical hydraulic press 

Heat Treating (Quench and Temper) Equipment
1 - Pusher-type furnace with water quench
1 - Roller-type furnace with water quench
3 - Lindberg floor (pit) tempering ovens
1 - Gas 2200F box furnace 

NDT Services
1 - Ultrasonic flaw detection
4 – AC/DC Magnaflux stations (dry) 
1 – Wet fluorescent magnetic particle inspection station
5 - Portable magnetic particle inspection yokes
2 – Bendix Portage layout tables (one computer assisted) 
1 - King portable Brinell tester 
1 - Tinius Olsen 3,000 Kg Brinell tester 
  *  X-ray facilities available at local vendor 


Metallurgical Laboratory
 
All chemical physical and mechanical testing done on-site. 
All machining of test specimens done on-site.  Also have jominy end quench testing facilities: hardenability testing of material. 
Complete metallographic capabilities. 
Complete sand testing lab capable of performing following test/analyses: 
    Sieve analysis
    Loss On Ignition
    Tensile
    Compatibility
    Moisture
    Permeability
    Density
    Green compression
    Active clay 


Equipment
1 - Baird Model DV-4 Vacuum Spectrometer, computer assisted, low and high alloy capability, 20 channels 
2 - Rockwell Hardness Testers, B and C Scale 
1 - Tinius Olsen Tensile Testing Machine 
1 - Charpy Impact Tester 
1 - Nil Ductility Transition Test Machine

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