Metal Defect Types

Photo album of metal defects detected by visual inspection Сontents 1.1. - Defects of the mismatchin geometry of the casting 1.1.1. - Short run (misrun) 1.1.2. - Coldlap 1.1.3. - Incorrect shape 1.1.4. - Bulging 1.1.5. - Mismatch (cross-joint) 1.1.6. - Mismatchin core 1.1.7. - Different wall thickness 1.1.8. - Rod filling 1.1.9. - Distortion (warping) 1.1.10. - Short run (misrun) 1.1.11. - Mechanical damage 1.1.12. - Mechanical damage 1.1.13. - Metal run out 1.1.14. - Metal leakage 1.2. Cast surface defects 1.2.1. - Burn on 1.2.2. - Coldlap, coldshut 1.2.3. - Expansion scab 1.2.4. - Knob, scab 1.2.5. - Flash, cross-joint 1.2.6. - Surface contamination 1.2.7. - Oxide spots 1.2.8. - Veining (mapping) 1.2.9. - Surface damage 1.2.10. - Foldness (waviness) 1.2.11. - Roughsurface 1.2.12. - Gasroughness 1.3. - Defects of discontinuity in the casting body 1.3.1. - Shrinkage crack (hot crack) 1.3.2. - Cold crack 1.3.3. - Intercrystalline crack 1.3.4. - Blow holes 1.3.5. - Sieveshell 1.3.6. - Draw (contraction cavity) 1.3.7. - Sand holes (drop) 1.3.8. - Slag blow holes (slaginclusion) 1.3.9. - Pouredslag 1.3.10. - Graphite porosity 1.3.11. - Shrinkage porosity 1.3.12. - Gas porosity 1.3.13. - Micro porosity (shrinkage porosity,grainboundarycracks) 1.3.14. - Boiling 1.3.15. - Shrinkage depression 1.4. - Inclusion defects 1.4.1. - Exogenousmetallic inclusion 1.4.2. - Non-metallikinclusions 1.4.3. - Metal ball 1.5. - Structure mismatch defects 1.5.1. - Chill hard spots 1.5.2....