Tag: defects

  • What Is Cold Shut In Casting

    What Is Cold Shut In Casting

    What Is Cold Shut in Casting? You broke your 3/4-inch crescent wrench trying to loose that fitting on some stubborn, rusty old plumbing.  Let that sink in for a moment.  You broke a 3/4-inch crescent wrench.  Sure, you really put your back and shoulder into it to add extra torque, but the wrench shouldn’t break…

  • What are all the types of casting defects?

    What are all the types of casting defects?

    Introduction Casting is a manufacturing process, in which hot molten metal is poured into a mold box, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape of the metal to be formed, and then allowed to solidify. That part solidified is known as a casting. Casting is a very versatile process and capable of being…