The Cochran Company estimated that its annual requirements for the socket component shown in Figure CS-26 will be at least 50,000 units and that this volume will continue for at least 5 years. Consequently, it wants to consider all practical methods for making the component and has assigned you the task of determining these methods and of recommending which should be explored in detail to determine the most effective and economical process. The specifications call for a lightweight metal, such as an aluminum alloy, that must have a tensile strength of at least 138 MPa and an elongation of at least 3%.
1. Briefly outline five practicable methods for producing the part. Reference figures, photos, and sections of the text where the processes are described.
2.Select two processes which appear most likely to be economical and thus could be investigated more fully. Give the reasons for your selection of the two. It is likely that a sequence or set of processes will be needed.
3. Detail one of the two finalists giving costs per unit estimates

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