Manufacturing a Differential Housing ? The Casting Process

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Manufacturing a Differential Housing? The
Casting Process
Presented by Derek Kursikowski
Objective To impart knowledge of casting
processes used in the manufacturing of various
components of a differential.
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Die Casting Hot Chamber
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Die Casting Cold Chamber
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Product Design Considerations

• Geometric Simplicity
• Section Thickness
• Draft
• Use of Cores
• Tolerances

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More Information and References

• Aluminium casting techniques
• http//www.azom.com/details.asp?Articleid1392_hi
  gh_pressure_die
• Groover, Mikell. Fundamentals of Modern
  Manufacturing. Prentice-Hall., New Jersey 1996.
• NADCA Faq about Die Casting
• http//www.diecasting.org/faq/