SHELLCAST FOUNDRIES INC.

                       
Technical Information





SPECIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES:



CAD Service

Rapid Prototyping

Machine Shop / Toolroom

Robotics Used in Production

Complete NDT Facility Including X-Ray

Chemical Laboratory Including Spectrograph





QUALITY STANDARDS:



MIL SPEC: MIL-I-45208

ISO-9002

A.Q.A.P.-4



The overall foundry operation is monitored and controlled by applying 

Motorolla's "6 Sigma Process Control Program" which also includes 

the 

use of statistical process control.

 



ALLOYS CAST:



        -  Aluminum based: C355, A356, A357, A201, 40E(D712)

                           and Vanasil.



        -  In addition, custom formulations are available from our

           metallurgical lab.





TYPICAL MATERIAL SPECS:



        -  MIL-A-21180, MIL-C-11866, AMS 4218, 4219, 4214, 4215, 4228

           4260, 4261, QQ-A-596, 601







HEAT TREAT:            MIL-H-6088 (T5, T51, T6, T61, T71)



RADIOGRAPHIC (X-RAY):  MIL-STD-2175, MIL-C-6021



PENETRANT:             MIL-I-6866



LETTERING & MARKING:   MIL-STD-130



MECHANICAL PROPERTIES: MIL-A-21180  



TEST BARS:             Per ASTME-8 (Separately Cast, Integrally Cast, Appended,

                                   or Cut-up Prolongations)

Geometrical Tolerances

Mechanical Properties

Typical Investment Casting Drawing notes

Engineering Cad System

Shellcast Foundries Inc. offers complete to print services for investment casting requirements. These include all secondary operations such as precision machining of castings to tight tolerances, finishing, painting, plating, impregnation, pressure testing, and hardware installation.

Finishing includes chromate conversion (MIL-C-5541), anodize (MIL-A-8625), primer, paint, and plating. Hardware installation includes helicoils or pc guides, rivets, pem nuts, etc.

Shellcast is regularly supplying complete to print "turnkey" items for a number of programs. This has been developed by close working relationships with select MIL qualified machine shops in the U.S., Europe and Canada.

In addition to the above services Shellcast's Engineering team provides casting and machining suggestions or guidelines during the initial design or development stages. This facilitates a viable and economical finished casting design.

Shellcast will work closely with design engineers to maximize advantages obtainable through effective investment casting design.