ELLWOOD ENGINEERED CASTINGS A DIVISION OF THE ELLWOOD

ELLWOOD ENGINEERED CASTINGS A DIVISION OF THE ELLWOOD GROUP INC. Hubbard, Ohio 1

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INCREASE MOLD TEMPERATURE 100 DEGREES TO 800 DEGREES 3

100 DEGREE MOLD 2825 DEGREE STEEL 166 MIN 4

300 DEGREE MOLD 2825 DEGREE STEEL 173 MIN 5

500 DEGREE MOLD 2825 DEGREE STEEL 180 MIN 6

800 DEGREE MOLD 2825 DEGREE STEEL 191 MIN 7

RAISING THE MOLD TEMPERATURE INCREASED SOLIDIFICATION TIME BY 24 MINUTES 8

INCREASE TEAMING TEMPERATURE 2825 TO 2900 DEGREES 9

100 DEGREE MOLD 2825 DEGREE STEEL 166 MIN 10

100 DEGREE MOLD 2850 DEGREE STEEL 169 MIN 11

100 DEGREE MOLD 2875 DEGREE STEEL 172 MIN 12

100 DEGREE MOLD 2900 DEGREE STEEL 174 MIN 13

RAISING THE POUR TEMPERATURE INCREASED THE SOLIDIFICATION TIME BY OVER 7 MINUTES 14

INCREASE BOTH MOLD TEMPERATURE AND TEAMING TEMPERATURE 15

500 DEGREE MOLD 2850 DEGREE STEEL 183 MIN 16

500 DEGREE MOLD 2875 DEGREE STEEL 185 MIN 17

500 DEGREE MOLD 2900 DEGREE STEEL 188 MIN 18

800 DEGREE MOLD 2850 DEGREE STEEL 195 MIN 19

800 DEGREE MOLD 2875 DEGREE STEEL 197 MIN 20

800 DEGREE 2900 DEGREE STEEL 200 MIN 21

RAISING BOTH MOLD TEMP AND POUR TEMP INCREASED SOLIDIFICATION TIME BY 34 MINUTES 22

MULTIPLE MOLDS 800 DEGREE MOLDS 2900 DEGREE STEEL 212 MIN 23

RAISING MOLD TEMP, STEEL TEMP AND TEAMING THREE AT A TIME ADDED 45 MINUTES TO THE SOLIDIFICATION TIME 24

A financially secure, reliable quality source for Ingot Molds is a priority for Steel producers. EEC is a financially sound foundry with the technical support and quality systems that meet customer requirements. EEC is committed to long term growth through Human Resources and Continued Capital Investments. 25

ELLWOOD ENGINEERED CASTINGS A DIVISION OF THE ELLWOOD GROUP INC. HUBBARD, OHIO U. S. A. §Pat Callihan - President pcallihan@elwd. com 330. 568. 3034 §Adam Scarmack- Operations Manager Ascarmack@elwd. com 330. 568. 3047 §Bill Johnston - Quality Manager Wjohnston@elwd. com 330. 568. 3018 §Rich Deutsch – Ingot Mold Sales Mgr. Rdeutsch@elwd. com 832 -477 -7101 § Bob Scarmack - Ingot Mold Sales Mgr. rscarmack@elwd. com 330 -5069234 §Bill Zaben – Ingot Mold Eng. bzaben@elwd. com 330 -568 -3023 §Jim Hendrickson – Controller jhendrickson@elwd. com 330 -568 -3025 Address: 7158 Hubbard Masury Road - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 Ph: 330. 534. 8668 - Fax: 330. 534. 0069 Web Site: www. ellwoodgroup. com 26