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Gas Defects in Aluminum Castings from Cores and Mold Washes

Oct. 26, 2004
Gas holes associated with gas from cores, molds, binders, and additives can be difficult to detect, and often they are not found until castings are ...

Gas holes associated with gas from cores, molds, binders, and additives can be difficult to detect, and often they are not found until castings are machined.