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AAAV Transmission Case

The transmission case for the U.S. Marine Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle was produced by Eck Industries as a SiC-reinforced aluminum gravity sand casting with a 10% weight savings.
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For further information on thedesign and production of this and other aluminum  castings, contact Dave Weiss at Eck Industries
Phone-- 920-682-4618, FAX -- 920-862-9298 E-mail -- dweiss@eckindustries.com
Web Site = http://www.eckindustries.com

Acknowledgment   --
The metalcasting design studies are a joint effort of the 
American Foundry Society  and the Steel Founders' Society of America.
Project funding was provided by the American Metalcasting Consortium Project, 
which is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DLSC-T, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6221


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