A Design Study in Aluminum Castings
- GM Cylinder Block
The Casting Design Issues
The
casting design engineers at the GM Powertrain had three
imperatives for an integrated casting design.
Design for Performance
Design for
Castability
Design for Cost
Critical Casting Design Issues --The
requirements for performance, castability, and cost are closely
interconnected. Four casting design issues played a major role in meeting the three design
imperatives --
Select
the aluminum
alloy that
meets the strength and fatigue strength requirements.
