Charter Casting
Which non-profit organization does Charter partner with?
United Way
This item makes the outside diameter, rectangle, or perimeter shape of the bar in DuraBar. It is pressed inside a cast iron cooling sleeve inside of a cooler manifold that run water through to cool & cast the bar.
Graphite die (or die)
What grade of ductile is the most shipped in tons?
65-45-12
This feature on GF pattern plates acts as a reservoir of extra iron to feed the casting when it solidifies and contracts?
Riser (will also accept sleeve or feeder)
Which player has the most Super Bowls?
Tom Brady
What product is made via static cast?
Dura Bar XL
What are the two main ways to strengthen ductile iron?
1. Alloying
2. Heat Treating
What year did Dura Bar establish itself in Woodstock?
September 1973
This "product" is made in foundries to allow internal features and passageways to be cast in a complex casting. They are expendable and "reused" in the casting process after the casting shakes out.
Cores
Who won the first ever Super Bowl?
Green Bay Packers
What four finishing services can Dura Bar provide its customers?
2. Turning
3. Milling
4. Trepanning
Sand casting and continuous casting methods are used to make product and Shawano and Woodstock, respectively. Name 2 additional casting methods used by other foundries to make castings.
Die casting (low or high pressure), investment casting, permanent mold casting, shell molding, lost foam, and centrifugal casting.
Who was Dura Bar's first distribution partner?
Peterson Steel
The "Oil Pan" is a casting that was a part of a customer/Aarrowcast collaboration in 2014. It was the combination of a fabricated oil pan, brackets, and several other parts of making up the frame and bottom part of the tractor for this company?
John Deere
Which team is the only franchise in the NFL that does not have a logo?
Cleveland Browns
Who is the most tenured employee at DB?
Wayne Elam - 49 Years
What are the 5 key chemical elements to cast iron (besides iron)?
1. Carbon
2. Silicon
3. Manganese
4. Phosphorous
5. Sulfur
Who is Dura Bar's largest customer by tons shipped?
Alro Steel
DuraBar 65-45-12 ductile iron can increase productivity during machining through its sand-free, "defect-free", consistent, and free-machining structure. What is the average productivity gain (in percent) that can be achieved when substituting 65-45-12 for a low carbon steel bar?
30% (will accept 20-40%)
Do the Bears still suck?
Yes
What is the Dura Bar main phone number?
815-338-7800
What are the three main microstructural elements observed under the microscope of cast iron?
1. Pearlite
2. Ferrite
3. Graphite
Where was the first bar of Dura Bar cast in the U.S.?
Skokie, IL
The military vehicle, JLTV, which the subframe is cat by Charter Casting - Shawano goes to Oshkosh Defense & AM General. What does JLTV stand for?
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
Who is the greatest NFL team?
The Green Bay Packers.