CENTRIFUGAL CASTING

This process allows us to provide a wide range of alloys to our customers.

Centrifugal Casting Process: Molten bronze meeting required customer chemical specifications is poured from a furnace into a ladle. The metal is then poured into a spinning mold. The size of the mold determines the outer diameter of the casting. The amount of molten metal poured into the die determines the inner diameter of the casting. The casting is then removed from the die, scheduled for production, machined, and quality tested. This method of casting ensures a higher quality product, reducing the chance for defective material, and creates a fine grain structure that enhances mechanical properties.

Our capabilities for this process can produce machined bronze components with a diameter of 100″ or larger.

Centrifugal castings are produced in accordance with ASTM B271, ASTM B427, ASTM B22, or to an applicable customer specification.

Some examples of quality bronze components that are produced using this casting method are:

Plain Bronze Bushing Full-Split Bronze Bushing Flanged Bronze Bushings Self-Lubricated Bronze Bushings (Impregnated Graphite) Gear Blaks Bronze Sleeve Bushings Thrust Washers Split Half Bronze Bushings (Saw-Split Bronze Bushings) Adjusting Nuts Bronze Bearings Impeller Wear Rings Labyrinth Rings Pump Shaft Sleeve Impeller Shaft Sleeve Casting Rings