Army Investment Casting Industry Report

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of the investment casting industry to support the Army and the other services during peacetime, surge, and mobilization. The scope of the study included ferrous and nonferrous investment casting foundries in the United States and Canada. Medical, jewelry, and art foundries were excluded. The study also included a survey of prime defense contractors were excluded. The study also included a survey of prime defense contractors to obtain utilization data for investment castings. Keywords: Blades and vanes; Shell forming; Vacuum cast; National emergency production.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180250

Entities

People

  • Brent Starkey

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Casting (Fabrication)
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Heat Resistant Alloys
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Turbines
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Industrial Economics