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  1. Loosehead

    Casting Porosity and how much should be "expected"

    Sorry, I should state that it is not the radiography that I am opposed to but this particular part is not the "money maker" of the company. The market for this particular part is so competitive that if our costs increased by even $30 we would be priced out of the market. To x-ray would...
  2. Loosehead

    Casting Porosity and how much should be "expected"

    Thanks for all the responses. The fact is that we go through close to one hundred of these per month so Radiography is not really a feasible option. When we began constructing these 5 years ago we informed the Foundry that they are allowed minor porosity in this "trouble" area. Lately...
  3. Loosehead

    Casting Porosity and how much should be "expected"

    I have a sealing system that has a casted (ductile iron) housing. This housing has one area that has always had porosity problems. Lately it seems (to me) that it's getting worse. The foundry that we deal with claims that it is the nature of the part and that they cannot improve on it. My...

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