• A casting defect is an undesired irregularity in a metal casting process. Some defects can be tolerated while others can be repaired, otherwise they must...
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    After the shakeout of the casting it is inspected for defects. The most common defects are misruns and cold shuts. These defects can be caused by cold dies...
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    the casting process. The main types are: gas porosity, shrinkage defects, mold material defects, pouring metal defects, and metallurgical defects. Casting...
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    Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand—known as casting sand—as the mold material. The...
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  • Pulldown may refer to: Pulldown (casting), a type of casting defect Pull-down resistor, a type of resistor use Pull-down assay, a biochemical protein extraction...
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  • Veining (metallurgy) (category Casting (manufacturing))
    a sheet like casting defect, produced by molten metal penetration into a sand casting mould. Veining a defect on the surface of a casting appearing as...
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  • Hydrogen gas porosity (category Casting (manufacturing))
    Hydrogen gas porosity is an aluminium casting defect in the form of a porosity or void in an aluminium casting caused by a high level of hydrogen gas (H2)...
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  • place on an airport, depicted on airport diagrams Hot spot (casting), a metal casting defect Hot Spot (cricket), an infrared tracking system Airport hot...
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    patterns, and potential defects in the casting before the start of the actual production process. By simulating the casting process, manufacturers can...
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  • inventory due to theft, damage, spoilage, etc. Shrinkage defect or shrinkage void, a casting defect caused by metal solidifying from the outside inward Shrinkage...
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    Steel-Slab Casting Mold and Defect Formation' - JOM Online". The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society. Retrieved 2014-03-29. "'Analyzing Casting Problems...
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  • Alumina can react with silica to form mullite. Veining (metallurgy), sand casting defect associated with the alpha to beta silica phase change "Ceramic Faults...
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  • primarily involved in setting up peering exchanges Pipe (casting), a type of metal-casting defect Boatswain's pipe, an instrument used for signalling or...
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  • of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock Vein (metallurgy), a casting defect Vein (band), an American metalcore band Vein (Boris album), 2006 Vein...
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    Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-wax casting, one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques. The term "lost-wax casting" can also...
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    to remove harmful gases and elements from the molten metal to avoid casting defects. Material is added during the melting process to bring the final chemistry...
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  • Number. The presence of iron in aluminum helps in the decrease of casting defects, improves tensile, yield, hardness, and maintains strength at high...
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  • An entrainment defect is a term used in metallurgy to describe a defect created in a casting by the folding-over of the oxidized surface layer of the...
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  • Porosity sealing (category Casting (manufacturing))
    from sub-micron to voids greater than 10 mm, depending on the casting. Casting defects caused by porosity can affect the part’s structural integrity,...
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  • should also be minimized because they can cause casting defects or create weak spots in the casting. It is usually more critical to ensure the upper...
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  • Canada Blowhole Diversion Tunnel in Victoria, Australia A type of casting defect in metalworking Category:Blowholes This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    there were some casting defects, and it was feared they would hinder the implosion process. The defects were repaired, and two castings were prepared for...
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  • Semi-solid metal casting (SSM) is a near net shape variant of die casting. The process is used today with non-ferrous metals, such as aluminium, copper...
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  • in Weimar, Texas when the meter exploded, injuring one of the men. A casting defect in the meter was determined to be the cause of the explosion. May 17...
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  • misadventures of the eponymous anthropomorphic dog Buckle (casting), a type of casting defect Buckle (clothing retailer) Buckle, a type of cobbler (food)...
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  • of a rat Rattail, fish of the family Macrouridae Rattail (casting), a defect in metal casting Rattail (haircut) Rattail skate (Dipturus lanceorostratus)...
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    Slip casting, or slipcasting, is a ceramic forming technique, and is widely used in industry and by craft potters to make ceramic forms. This technique...
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    only happened because the previous drop had initiated a crack from a casting defect, that the crack would have been detected by inspection after the drop...
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    the material used was "high-grade". Similarly, casting was seen as high quality although casting defects were found in the side armour of the tank that...
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    Europe when locally made bells were available has also been noted. Casting defects were probably responsible for the 8 appearing as a 3. List of churches...
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