Wellsville Foundry Expands
Facility, Production, Testing

Wellsville Foundry, a ductile iron foundry specializing in low
porosity castings with very high corrosion resistance, has
substantially expanded its facility and process capabilities.

Wellsville casts OEM and replacement castings weighing
35 grams to 1800 lbs. in short to medium runs.  The
expansion, which includes a full melt lab and enhanced
metallographic capability, allows the company to focus
on low porosity engineered ADI castings, such as the
hammer shown here. 

This ADI hammer casting was able to replace manganese
steel casting, while delivering 50% greater life.  In addition,
austempered ductile iron castings have a lead time of 4-6
weeks as opposed to the 4-6 months generally quoted for
manganese steel. 

The foundry expansion also provides added capacity for
casting two new proprietary materials, WD3 and WD3+. 
Both are ductile iron-based alloys delivering 3-5X the
service life of standard ductile or gray iron in sliding friction
tests.  They have the advantage of realizing their full
metallurgical properties in their as-cast condition.
WD3 is designed for service up to 600°F; WD3+
is applicable at temperatures to 1400°F.

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