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Casting Defects

Classification
• Most Severe defects
scraping or rejection of castings
• Intermediate defects
repaired with high cost
• Minor defects
easily and economically repaired
Categories of defects
• Metallic projections
• Cavities
• Discontinuities
• Defective surfaces
• Incomplete castings
• Incorrect dimensions and shape
• Inclusions
Metallic projections
• Mismatch
• Lift and shift
• Fin and Flash
• Surface roughness
Cavities
• Blow holes
• Pin holes or porosity
Discontinuities
• Hot cracks
• Hot tears
• Hot spots
Defective surfaces
• Metal penetration
• Fusion or Rough surface
• Crushers
• Hard spot
• Scabs or washes
Incomplete castings
• Misruns
• Cold shut
• Pour short
Incorrect dimensions and shape
• Warping
• Metal shrinkage
• Drop
• Sand spot
Inclusions
• Sand inclusions
• Oxides inclusion
• Non metal inclusions

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