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Table 12: Trilingual summary of the seven most common casting defect categories

Table 12
Table 12
Trilingual summary of the seven most common casting defect categories
As adopted by the metallurgical industry (after and ). In industry, each category is hierarchically subdivided into three levels (not shown here), and thus any defect can be precisely characterized using a three-character code.
Category (after ) English French German Example
A metallic projections excroissances métalliques metallische Auswüchse flashing
B cavities cavités Hohlräume pores
C discontinuities défauts linéaires Unterbrechung des Zusammenhangs cold shut
D defective surface défauts de surface fehlerhafte Oberfläche orange peel
E incomplete casting pièce incomplète unvollständiges Stück hole
F incorrect dimensions or shape dimension ou forme incorrecte ungenaue Maβe oder Form shrinkage
G inclusions or structural anomalies inclusions ou anomalies internes Einschlüsse und Gefügeanomalien inclusions