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A Design Study in Steel Castings

Steel Plates in Oil Rig
Blowout Preventer Valves
Design Study Outline
Introduction
Design for Performance
     Alloy Selection
      Radii and Stress Reduction
Design for Production
     Mold Method
      Orientation and Cores
      Controlling Solidification
Quality Assurance
Lessons Learned and Summary

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Acknowledgment   --
The metalcasting design studies are a joint effort of the
Steel Founders' Society of America and the American Foundry Society.
Project funding was provided by the American Metalcasting Consortium Project, which
is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DLSC-T, Ft. Belvoir, VA, 22060-6221
Copyright 2003  by the Steel Founders' Society of America   All rights reserved. 
Address comments to: blairr@sfsa.org
Last Modified:April, 2003 by STG		 In cooperation with
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