Atlas of Casting Defects

Positive Defects

Bubbles
Buckle
Bulge
Core Breakage
Etch Spotting
Excess Metal
Finning
Penetration
Prime Coat Lift
Spall
Stuck Shot
Wax Bubbles
Wax Drip
Wax Flash

Negative Defects

Chill Breakout
Cold Shut
Crack
Cut-off Damage
Delamination
Distortion
Gas
Grinding Damage
Handling Damage
Hot Tear
Incomplete Burn-out
Leaker
Non Fill
Non-Metallic Inclusion
Overblast
Oxide
Pinholes
Pitting
Rat-tailing
Shot Defect
Shrink - Gate
Shrink - Internal
Shrink - Surface
Sink
Slag
Slurry Leakage
Spall
Wax Crack
Wax in Die
Wax Flowlines
Wax Knitlines
Wax Nonfill
Wax Sink

Aliases

Bubbles
BBs
Air bubble

Bulge
Bulging
Bulging cracking
Bulging overheating
Shell bulge

Cold Shut
Cold shot
Short fill

Delamination
Scabbing
Reverse buckle

Etch Spotting
Fisheyes

Excess Metal
Metal breakthrough
Metal penetration
Core collapse

Finning
Flash
Shell crack
Mold crack

Gas
Entrapped air
Porosity

Handling Damage
Knockout Damage

Hot Tear
Shrinkage crack

Leaker
Runout
Short pour

Non-metallic Inclusions
Dirt
Ash

Non Fill
Misrun
Cold shut

Overblast
Blasting Damage

Oxides
Misrun
Cold shut
Oxide folds
Dross
Oxide film

Penetration
Burn-in
Burn-on
Pimpling
Stucco penetration
Rough surface

Pinholes
Metallurgical gas

Pitting
Chrome oxide pitting Fusion spot Measles

Prime Coat Lift
Primary coat buckle
Investment penetration

Rat Tailing
Mud cracks
Drying cracks
Oxidation crazing
Rivering

Shot Defect
Oxidized droplet

Shrink – Internal
Micro-shrink
Dendritic shrink

Shrink – Surface
Hot spot porosity

Sink
Cavitation

Spall
Spalling
Prime coat spall
Pre-coat spall
Undercuts

Stuck Shot Positive metal

Wax Drip
Wax Splatter