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Casting Defect

The document discusses various casting defects such as misruns, cold shuts, cold shots, shrinkage cavities, microporosity, and hot tearing, detailing their descriptions, causes, and prevention methods. Understanding these defects is essential for improving casting quality and reducing material waste in manufacturing. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of addressing these issues for better product outcomes.

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Casting Defect

The document discusses various casting defects such as misruns, cold shuts, cold shots, shrinkage cavities, microporosity, and hot tearing, detailing their descriptions, causes, and prevention methods. Understanding these defects is essential for improving casting quality and reducing material waste in manufacturing. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of addressing these issues for better product outcomes.

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1.

Introduction
- Casting defects occur due to issues in mold, pouring, cooling, or solidification. Understanding these
defects is crucial for improving casting quality.

2. Casting defects
- Misruns:
+ Description: The molten metal solidifies before completely filling the mold cavity.
+ Causes:
 Insufficient fluidity of the metal.
 Low pouring temperature.
 Slow pouring rate.
 Thin mold cavity sections.
+ Prevention:
 Increase metal temperature.
 Improve mold design for better fluidity.
 Use proper gating system.

- Cold Shuts:
+ Description: Two metal streams fail to fuse properly, leaving a visible seam.
+ Causes:
 Premature solidification.
 Low pouring temperature.
 Poor gating system design.
+ Prevention:
 Raise pouring temperature.
 Improve gating system to ensure smooth metal flow.

- Cold Shots:
+ Description: Small metallic globules trapped in the casting.
+ Causes:
 Metal splattering during pouring.
+ Prevention:
 Use improved pouring methods.
 Design gating system to reduce turbulence.
- Shrinkage Cavities:
+ Description: Internal voids or depressions due to shrinkage during
solidification.
+ Causes:
 Insufficient metal in the final solidification region.
+ Prevention:
 Use proper riser design.
 Improve metal feeding techniques.

- Microporosity:
+ Description: Tiny voids distributed throughout the casting.
+ Causes:
 Localized solidification shrinkage.
 Gas entrapment.
+ Prevention:
 Control cooling rate.
 Use deoxidizers.

- Hot Tearing (Hot Cracking):


+ Description: Cracks in the casting due to metal contraction being restricted.
+ Causes:
 Mold does not allow free shrinkage.
+ Prevention:
 Design mold for better contraction allowance.
 Remove casting from mold earlier.

3. Conclusion
- By understanding casting defects and their causes, manufacturers can improve product quality and
reduce material waste.

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