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Summary
Track
Shoe for the NASA Crawler Transporter
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The direct benefits of
producing the track shoe as a steel casting are --
- Rapid, Cost Effective Production --The design
flexibility, short lead times, near-net shape capability, and
rapid production capacity of castings met the demanding 6-month
delivery schedule at the target cost.
- Performance --
The 1000+ track shoe castings with their new design, tailored alloy,
and rigorous
process and QA control are anticipated to perform reliably throughout the life of
the Space Shuttle program and on to service for the next generation space flight vehicle.
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Acknowledgment
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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 |
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