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were three important lessons learned in this successful design and production effort. |
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Early involvement of
the die casting engineer is an essential part of product design, optimizing for
performance, cost, and manufacturability.
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Die casting alloy
compositions can be tailored to enhance mechanical and physical properties.
In this case a standard alloy was modified to
provide the customer with
the required thermal
properties.
The challenging
geometry (ribs and varying cross sections) of
the casting required a center shot technique for proper die filling.
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