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A Design Study in Steel Castings -- Pintle Socket

Feature A - Bowl Rim Pocket

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  • In Feature A, the narrow pocket between the bowl rim and the bracket flange would be produced by a thin plate extension on the sand mold.

  • That thin extension would be vulnerable to breakage because of its small cross-section.

  • The flange and bowl should be redesigned to eliminate the pocket and form a solid junction between the bowl rim and the flange.

This not only reduces the chance of mold breakage; it also increases the bending resistance of the flange.

Feature A does need to be changed

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