The American Foundry Society (AFS) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP). Under the agreement, the data contained in USAMP's Automotive Lightweight Materials database will be made available to AFS for inclusion in the AFS online database Casting Alloy Data Search (CADS).
CADSTM is a web enabled online casting material database that allows casting designers, metalcasters, Department of Defense and other users open access to the latest in casting material properties and contains the latest in cast material property data for aluminum and magnesium. The database in a user-friendly format, contains all critical design properties, and allows for importability of this data into CAE design and FEA analysis programmes.
The tool, in combination with the Casting Alloy & Process Selection tool, is designed to assist in the optimal selection of casting process, casting alloy and potential manufacturing sources.
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