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A Design Study in Ductile Cast Iron

THE UNIVERSAL JOINT COUPLER IN A
MARINE INBOARD-OUTBOARD ENGINE

Design Study Outline

    Introduction
    Selecting an Iron Alloy
    Reducing Machining Steps
    Optimizing for Production Costs
    Designing for Manufacturability
    Controlling Pattern Costs
    Summary
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START THE DUCTILE IRON 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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