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.pdfTable 2.12 shows some examples of gasses solubility, typical inclusions occuring in the castings due to the gases and treatment £22j .
It is clear that hydrogen, oxigen, sulphur and carbon are the most likely examples of gas contamination in industrial cast metals.
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Nickel H 18.5 |
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porosity formation. From the point of view of castingj allurgy, the problems which arise when the amount of $
the liquid metal exceeds that which can be retained id ution in the solid state are of particular interest, Л concentration of the gas in the remaining liquid will crease as solidification progresses, and at a certain3 bubbles are nucleated and grow in the following manner
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the bubbles are possible only under the condition that the pressure of gas is controlled by the following general
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Pig.2.19, Typical variations in (a) size,(b)shape and (c) distribution of cavities In cast structures due to formation oi simple molecular and compound gases du ring solidification or in tlie solid state* Solid incl usions follow similar patterns of distribution in the cast structure [22J
Foundry Department |
"Casting defects and |
Dr* V* Bastraicov* |
measures of their prevention*1* |
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In some cases cavities may originate due to the vo lumetric contraction on freezing and they then act as free space volumes into which the gas diffuses when it exceeds the solubility lim it.
Both the macro-and micro-pattern of gas cavity dis tribution (Pig.2.19) are related to the type of crystal forming, and the direction of solidification . Por example, they my forla between the arms of dendritic crystals, but when formed at the end of solidification they are mainly located at the boundaries between crystals,
Ih addition to the gases dissolved in alloys during
melting further gassing of castings can occur during the
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(b)the furnace or ladles from incompletely dried linings or wet tools, and
(c)passing through air from furnacesto ladle or from ladle to mould.
Cooling in the mould the metal evalves dissolved ga ses forming gas holes situated across the whole casting 85 small gas bubbles or pinholes as it has been said above,
2- as the result of chemical reactions taking place in the molten metal during cooling and solidification , for example, an origin of blow holes in cast steel ingots as the result of the well-known reaction s
PeO Ф C = Pe + CO
Blowholes may also occur as the result of the rea ction between manganese and sulpher at their high content in the metal.
In steel castings subsurface pinholes can result fro; incomplete deoxidation of the molten metal.
3- due to high gas creatability of moulding end core mix tures as the result of the reaction of the molten metal with the mould or core materials. In some cases fumes
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holes. in aluminium alloys containing more than about
1 per cent of magnesium, a reaction tends to occur betw
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it are the result. Some copper-base and other alloys a±e subjected to similar defects unless proper precautions are observed;
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smatching or due to penetration of the metal or paste into vents , etc.
All of this hardens the removal of gases being formed during the fillin g the mould with molten metal and after that. Whenever the rate of evolution of gas exceeds the