Analysis of reasons causing riser feeding failure in nodular iron castings production

Abstract

In addition to mold rigidity and metallurgical quality of iron melting, the main reasons causing riser feeding failure in nodular iron castings production are: (a) open and cold metal flowing-over risers were adopted; (b) riser location was not proper; (c) riser was too small or/and not enough high; (d) ingates did not freeze up instantly as soon as pouring finished;(e) there're isolated hot spots in the casting which are not connected with feeding channel of the riser; (f) the feeding channel of castings with small size and thin sections is too narrow for feeding liquid to enter casting; and so on.

Keywords

• nodular iron
• shrinkage
• feeding