Automotive Casting, Pump Casting, Valve Casting
and other Casting Applications at The Buck Company
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Buck's unique capability to cast malleable, ductile and gray iron ferrous alloys as well as non-ferrous alloys allows us to produce quality castings for a large variety of markets:

	Construction
	Fittings
	Valves
	Tools and Hardware
	Railroad and Transit
	Automotive
	Recreation
	Agriculture
	Many other markets

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The following list outlines typical applications for each alloy:

Ferrous Casting

Malleable Iron Casting:
Automotive parts, agricultural equipment, pipe fittings, electrical fittings, valve components, hardware items, tools, pneumatic fittings and couplers, railroad hardware, conveying, ordinance parts, ornamental items

Gray Iron Casting:
General machinery, stock fittings, automotive parts, valve bodies, railroad accessories

Austempered Ductile Iron Casting:
Steering knuckles, snow plow shoes, spring hangers, wear plates, plow points and shears, gears, guides and rollers, digger teeth

Ductile Iron Casting:
Valves, pump bodies, gears and rollers, spring hangers, suspension parts, wheel hubs, bearing caps, pole line hardware, universal joints, threadless connectors and flanges, various automotive and agricultural items

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Non-Ferrous Casting

Aluminum Bronze Casting:
Gears, slides, impellors and marine applications

Silicon Brass Casting:
Valve stems, pump components, statuary and decorative pieces, minimizes lead contamination

Red Brass Casting:
Low pressure valves and fittings, hardware, plumbing and marine hardware

Tin Bronze Casting:
Steam handling valves, and high pressure valves, high duty bearings and bushings

Manganese Bronze Casting:
Marine applications, levers, brackets and gears

A356.0 Primary, 356.0 Secondary Casting:
Water cooled cylinder heads, transmission cases, axle housings, wheels, bridge rail parts, pump bodies, marine and tool parts, hose fittings and other liquid pressure items

319.0 Secondary Casting:
General purpose sand castings, engine parts and auto cylinder heads

AlMag 535 Casting:
Aluminum and magnesium alloy, with highly stable combination of strength, shock resistance and ductility. Resists corrosion, superior machinability and polishability and easy to anodize. Not suitable for pressure castings.