Lethbridge Iron Works manufactures custom castings for many different industries. The Company produces Ductile Iron, Austempered Ductile Iron, Gray Iron and Alloy Iron castings in weights ranging from less than a pound to more than 500 pounds. Quantities range from 50 pieces to 500,000 pieces per order. Lethbridge Iron Works excels at mid to high production runs of 1 pound to 70 pound ferrous castings. Contract machining and painting can be provided giving customers a completely finished product ready for assembly. Castings are shipped to companies throughout North America. Lethbridge Iron Works' major customer sectors include agriculture, automotive, rail, oil & gas, and various others. Click on the buttons at the top of the page to see some of the many castings Lethbridge Iron Works produces for their customers. The grades of iron poured at Lethbridge Iron Works are detailed below.

Iron Specifications
(updated Nov 14, 2006)

DUCTILE IRON
ASTM A536 - 84 (2004)

Grade Min. Tensile (psi) Min. Yield (psi) Elongation (%) Typical HBW
60-40-18 60,000 40,000 18 140 - 190
65-45-12 65,000 45,000 12 160 - 220
70-50-09 70,000 50,000 9 170 - 230
80-55-06 80,000 55,000 6 190 - 260
100-70-03 100,000 70,000 3 240 - 310
DUCTILE IRON
ASTM A395 - 99 (2004)
(castings of this specification will be annealed to a ferritic structure)
Grade Min. Tensile (psi) Min. Yield (psi) Elongation (%) Typical HBW
60-40-18 60,000 40,000 18 143 - 187
AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON
ASTM A897 - 06

(castings of this specification are heat treated by an austempering process)
Grade Min. Tensile (psi) Min. Yield (psi) Elongation (%) Typical HBW
110-70-11 110,000 70,000 11 241 - 302
130-90-09 130,000 90,000 9 269 - 341
150-110-07 150,000 110,000 7 302 - 375
175-125-04 175,000 125,000 4 341 - 444
200-155-02 200,000 155,000 2 388 - 477
230-185-01 230,000 185,000 1 402 - 512
GRAY IRON
ASTM A48 - 03
Grade

Min. Tensile (psi)

Typical HBW

20

20,000

120 - 180

25

25,000

150 - 210

30

30,000

180 - 240

35

35,000

180 - 240

40

40,000

210 - 270

GRAY IRON
ASTM A126 - 04
Grade

Min. Tensile (psi)

Typical HBW

A

21,000

120 - 180

B

31,000

180 - 240

C

41,000

210 - 270

ABRASION RESISTANT CAST IRON
ASTM A532 - 93a (reapproved 2003)
"HIGH CHROME - YC"
Class/Type

-

BHN Range (Typical)

Class III
Type A

(LIW Typically 27% Chrome)

550 - 700