Abstract
The results of a study to identify the range of commercial gating systems used in American aluminium foundries are reported. Fifteen foundries using green sand moulding methods participated in the study by producing moulds of test castings using their “normal” shop gating systems. The foundries were asked to rig a common test pattern for a target volume of 1,500 pieces per month, produced to a “commercial” quality standard, and with an absence of visible porosity on machined surfaces. Information was also requested on essential melt and moulding media conditions, as well as a selling price for the castings.The evaluations included gating ratio and yield measurements, radiographic evaluations of subsurface quality, machining of cope and drag surfaces to reveal gating induced trapped air and dross, pressure testing of two drilled bosses, and a final liquid penetrant examination of the machined surfaces.Those features in the individual systems that appeared to produce the best results are summarised, as well as some undesirable practices that might have a negative influence upon casting quality.
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