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A Design Study in Aluminum Casting

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Study Outline

    Introduction
    Choosing A Molding Method
    Selecting an Aluminum Alloy
    Developing Casting Soundness
    Controlling the Metal Flow
    Insuring Quality
    Summary
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ALUMINUM CASTING DESIGN STUDY!

Acknowledgment   --
The metalcasting design studies are a joint effort of the 
American Foundrymen's Society and the Steel Founders' Society of America. 
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


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