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A Design Study in Steel - Cast Connex Steel Construction Connector

The Casting Design Issues  

Cast Connex selected the Pacific Steel Casting Company of Berkeley, CA to produce the castings.

The casting design team ( the Cast Connex design  engineers and the Pacific Steel casting engineers ) focused on three imperatives.


--   Design for Performance
--   Design for Production/Castability
--   Design for Cost

Critical Casting Design Issues --The requirements for performance, casting production, and cost are closely interconnected. Three casting design issues played a major role in meeting the three design imperatives.

  • Select a steel alloy  that meets the mechanical requirements and reliably produces these four different size castings in a sound condition.

  • Select a molding method that produces the required dimensional tolerances and surface finish in a cost-effective manner.

  • Develop a casting and mold design that produces flaw-free  within-tolerance connectors at the best cost. 


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In cooperation with Cast Connex and Pacific Steel Castings