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A Design Study in Steel - Spokane Industries Steel Snubber Arm

Quality Assurance

Quality assurance requirements for the snubber arm is specified by the foundry and the end-user. 

Tensile Testing at Spokane Industries

Testing and inspection include -

  • Radiographic inspection of first article castings to check for soundness and internal shrinkage porosity. 

  • Fluorescent magnetic particle inspection of finished castings for surface sand and surface cracks. 
    (If surface defects are found they are excavated, weld repaired, and reheat-treated. )

  • Mechanical property tests on a test block cast in each heat. 


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