An Example in Steel Casting    Traction Motor Rotor Disc

Coil Rotor Disc Casting -- Description

The coil rotor disc is the most complex casting in the rotor assembly. 

  • The 15" diameter disc has a weight of 120 pounds.

  • The disc has a slotted and ribbed main body and a 5.7" high, 7" diameter center hub with a 4.7" ID center hole. 

  • The outer rim is 3" high and 0.5" thick. 

  • The slots  in the disc aid in cooling of the windings. 

  • The disc has a range of section thicknesses - from 1.9" to as thin as 0.19" in the ribs. 

Huron Casting produces approximately 2000 of these steel disc castings every year for the locomotive industry.


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Last Modified    :July, 2003 by STG

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