METHOD OF MAKING AN ASSEMBLY HAVING A CAST IRON SUBASSEMBLY
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1. A method of making an assembly having a cast iron subassembly, comprising:
- providing a steel insert having a first joining surface;
bonding the steel insert to a cast iron part to form a cast iron subassembly such that the first joining surface is an exterior surface of the cast iron subassembly;
providing a steel component having a second joining surface;
abutting the second joining surface with the first joining surface; and
joining the cast iron subassembly to the steel component proximate the first and second joining surfaces.
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Abstract
A method of making an assembly having a cast iron subassembly. The method may include providing a steel insert having a first joining surface and bonding the steel insert to a cast iron part to form a cast iron subassembly such that the first joining surface may be an exterior surface of the cast iron subassembly.
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1. A method of making an assembly having a cast iron subassembly, comprising:
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providing a steel insert having a first joining surface; bonding the steel insert to a cast iron part to form a cast iron subassembly such that the first joining surface is an exterior surface of the cast iron subassembly; providing a steel component having a second joining surface; abutting the second joining surface with the first joining surface; and joining the cast iron subassembly to the steel component proximate the first and second joining surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of making an assembly having a cast iron subassembly, comprising:
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providing a first steel insert having a first faying surface; casting a first cast iron part about the first steel insert to make a first cast iron subassembly; providing a second steel insert having a second faying surface; casting a second cast iron part about the second steel insert to make a second cast iron subassembly; aligning the first faying surface with the second faying surface; and welding the first cast iron subassembly to the second cast iron subassembly along the first faying surface and the second faying surfaces such that the weld does not extend to and does not carburize the first cast iron part and the second cast iron part. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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