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Investment castings replace assemblies in army howitzer.(Forming/Processing)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  May, 2004  

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> BAE Systems has increased the number of investment-cast structural titanium components in the M777 Lightweight Howitzer, announces Alcoa Howmet Castings, Whitehall, Mich. According to Howmet's Michael Pepper, "In addition to the 17 castings Howmet is currently shipping in support of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), we are now converting an additional structural component, the gun's ...

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