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A Design Study in Steel - ME Elecmetal Crawler Track Shoe

Final Mold Design


Pattern for Top Half (Cope) of the Mold 


 Pattern for Bottom Half (Drag) of the Mold 

  • The photos above show the patterns for the top and bottom mold sections.

    • The patterns are machined out of wood, because the V-process has no tool wear.

  • The top/cope pattern shows the ten risers sitting in the top section of the mold.  

    • These risers act as reservoirs feeding molten metal into the  heavy sections of the casting as the casting cools in the mold. 

  • One track shoe is cast in each sand mold.  The two mold halves are contained in 54" x 96" flasks.

 
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Address comments to: blairr@sfsa.org
Last Modified:July, 2006 by STG

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