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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 SFSA Directory of Steel Foundries - steel casting supplier database Designing castings Design for function Manufacturing design considerations Concurrent engineering Engineering drawings for casting production Redesign as steel castings Cast-weld construction Examples in Metalcasting Design - a set of design study tutorials Manufacture of castings Pattern equipment Casting and molding processes Melting Finishing, heat treatment and inspection Process capability and tolerances Quality control and quality assurance 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 SFSA Information about SFSA SFSA Organization documents

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