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A Design Study in Steel - Spokane Industries Steel Snubber Arm

First Article Casting
It is common practice to do a "first article" test casting to confirm that the mold design and the production parameters produce a casting that is flaw free and meets dimensional requirements.


A first article casting of the snubber arm showed that there was some warpage in the offset section of the arm that occurred during cooling. 

The solution to this was to add "tie rods" between the ends of the two castings in the mold, as shown in the drawing.  

These "tie rods" constrained the two castings during cooling and prevented the warpage that was seen in the first article. 


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