Hot tears in castings result from:?
Ken P asked:
A. a mold damaged by excessive heat
B. an unequal cooling rate of molten metal
C. a slow cooling of the liquid metal
D. an incompatibale alloy mixture of casting metal
Metal Casting DIY
A. a mold damaged by excessive heat
B. an unequal cooling rate of molten metal
C. a slow cooling of the liquid metal
D. an incompatibale alloy mixture of casting metal
Metal Casting DIY
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One Response to “Hot tears in castings result from:?”
I would say B is your best answer. Uneven cooling causes the cast to cool and contract at different rates, and can easily stress the casting.
Hot tears could also result from D, but thats not as likely to occur.