Throughout the modern iron casting industry, “made in the USA” goes hand-in-hand with quality manufacturing and customer service. That’s because experienced American foundries like Acme are generally more focused on achieving higher quality and consistency compared to generic, offshore competitors. In fact, you’re likely to find that many of those […] Read More
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Gray cast iron is a flexible manufacturing material that finds many uses in consumer product manufacturing. Having already covered the common industrial applications for gray iron as well as how gray iron is used in automotive manufacturing, let’s turn to the consumer sector and take a look at some of […] Read More
Understanding the many different grades/classes of gray iron material helps Acme Foundry build the best, highest quality and most cost-effective metal castings possible for every unique application.Gray iron materials used in the manufacturing of custom castings are generally cataloged by the minimum tensile strength of each unique metal formulation. These […] Read More
Cast gray iron provides a number of unique material advantages which make it ideal for manufacturing various industrial products. Below we discuss some of the most common commercial and industrial uses for gray iron, along with the benefits that the material offers in each unique application.The Most Common Industrial Uses […] Read More
Gray iron casting is a terrific manufacturing method for many specific automotive parts and on-road vehicle components. For automotive manufacturers, gray iron’s mechanical properties offer a crucial property: damping characteristics which substantially reduce noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH). That means the material absorbs vibrations and eliminates them before they reach […] Read More
As a manufacturing material, gray cast iron offers a number of unique, highly advantageous physical and mechanical properties.To summarize the material benefits of gray cast iron: it offers outstanding thermal properties, damping characteristics, and compressive strength combined with ease of workability and machinability. Below, we discuss these advantages in more […] Read More