Wear Resistant Cast Products
We offer a full complement of Cobalt, Nickel, and Iron base alloy castings
for resistance to abrasion, adhesion, galling, impact corrosion, and/or high temperature.
Depending on your requirements, we can utilize one of our five casting capabilities to meet
your exacting specifications. |
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| Investment Casting |
| This process uses wax patterns that have been molded in a split metal die and
assemble in a tree form to a runner. The complete assembly is then coated with a ceramic
slurry, allowed to dry, then heated to melt out the wax. This forms a ceramic mold into
which the molten wear resistant alloy is poured. Virtually any shape that can be produced
in wax, can be accurately reproduced in metal with a very smooth surface. |
| Resin Shell Casting |
| Steel patterns and runners are mounted on a flat, steel plate which is heated
to a temperature which cures the sand/resin mixture. The shell is then stripped off and
clamped against a flat or similarly molded shell to form a mold. The mold is then filled
with molten metal to reproduce the pattern. For hollow components, separately molded cores
are place between the two halves of the mold before closing. |
| Centrifugal Casting |
| The centrifugal casting process is used for producing a range of cylindrical
components up to a maximum outside diameter of 26 inches (660mm) and a weight of up to 700
pounds (325 Kgs). The molten metal is poured into a spinning die made of either steel or
graphite. The result is a cylindrical component of exceptional quality, normally free of
all casting defects and with a uniform grain structure. |
| Sand & CO2 Casting |
| Traditional sand molding is used for castings ranging from simple components,
to which economical and simple wooden patterns can be utilized, to complex shapes with
difficult cores that could not be easily produced by other processes. Sand casting is also
useful in situations where special features are required, such as dissimilar metal inserts
with a casting. CO2 casting is a type of sand casting where sodium silicate is used as a
binder which hardens under the influence of gaseous carbon dioxide. This produces a
stronger and more rigid mold which is very helpful when producing large castings. |
| Spin Bonding |
| This process is similar to centrifugal casting but with the die replaced by an
alloy steel tube. Molten metal is then poured into the spinning tube and forms a
relatively thin lining. This produces a complete metallurgical bond between the wear
resistant alloy and the tubing. The main advantage to this process is the reduction in
material cost. |
