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A Design Study in Steel - Crossbleed Valve for the F-5

Summary 
Crossbleed Valve for the F-5 Jet Fighter

The direct benefit of producing the crossbleed valve body  as a steel casting is rapid, cost effective production.

The design flexibility, short lead times, near-net shape capability, and rapid production capacity of steel castings met the desired delivery schedule at the target cost, with the required quality and performance  

F-5  Fighters 

For further information on casting steel alloys, contact -- 
Gary Burrows on the Metals Team at ATI --   Phone-- 562-397-3151

E-mail: gburrow@metalsteam.aticorp.org  Web Site = http://amc.aticorp.org/castitoverview.html 

Acknowledgment   --
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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Last Modified:December, 2007 by STG

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