Machining·Wheel Hub Carrier
Check the insert before blaming the casting
MachiningA356Dimensional4/5 confidence
What we learned
What worked
Replacing the boring insert. The bore came back in tolerance with no casting change at all.
What failed
Two hours spent measuring castings looking for a shrink pattern that was not there.
War story
Eleven parts failed the bore check and the first instinct was that the casting had moved. The insert had 900 parts on it. Now the run sheet logs insert life next to the dimension.
Machining conditions
- Feeds and speeds
- Boring: 340 m/min, 0.12mm/rev, flood coolant
- Fixturing
- Three point clamp on the arm pads, bore up
Tags
4machiningtool-weardimensionalA356
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