SFSA Steel Casting Wiki

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General information about steel castings

• Introduction to steel castings
• Industrial applications of steel castings
• Advantages of steel castings

Purchasing castings

• Specifying steel castings
• Purchasing policy

Designing castings

• Design for function
• Manufacturing design considerations
• Concurrent engineering
• Engineering drawings for casting production
• Redesign as steel castings
• Cast-weld construction

Manufacture of castings

• Pattern equipment
• Casting and molding processes
• Melting
• Finishing, heat treatment and inspection
• Process capability and tolerances
• Quality control and quality assurance

Material selection - mechanical and chemical properties

• Carbon and low alloy steels for pressure containing and structural parts
• Wear resistant steels
• Corrosion-resistant high alloy steels
• Nickel base castings
• Heat-resistant high alloy steels
• Low temperature and cryogenic steels

Material selection - processing properties

• Hardenability and heat treatment
• Weldability and welding
• Machinability

Material selection - physical properties

• Physical properties

Appendix

• AISI and SAE composition limits and ranges of wrought carbon and low alloy steels
• AISI and SAE composition limits and ranges of wrought stainless steels
• ACI Alloy designation and composition limits and ranges for heat- and corrosion-resistant castings
• Conversions of units and hardness values
• ISO specifications
• Glossary of foundry terms