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A Design Study in Steel Castings -- Pintle Socket

Pintle Socket
Lessons Learned

Atchison Casting produced four pintle sockets (and other castings) for the hinge system and delivered them to the Oregon Iron Works for machining and assembly.

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Machined Pintle Socket


The successful production of the pintle socket illustrates --
  • The use of collaborative engineering between the foundry and the buyer to optimize the pintle socket design for performance and castability.
  • The use of chills to control solidification, producing a sound casting and optimizing casting yield.
  • The consideration of foundry melt scheduling to reduce material costs for the buyer.


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