Ultra-Thin Aluminum

Howmet Aluminum Casting has developed an aluminum investment casting with a wall thickness of 0.027 in., less than half of what was previously achievable without extensive machining. The component, delivered for a classified, ground-based weapon system made by Raytheon Corp. of El Segundo, Calif...

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