Why does nobody talk about rushed cooling ruining castings?

I swear most flaws come from not letting things cool right. We need to stop rushing jobs for speed.

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Actually a lot of casting flaws start in the mold design or the pour itself. Rushed cooling is a problem but it's often the last step in a chain of issues. Focusing just on cooling misses the bigger picture.

lily1911mo ago

Seems a bit overblown.

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craig.parker1mo ago

Ford's Windsor plant cut scrap rates by 40% just by fixing their cooling tunnels. Sometimes the last step is the one that breaks everything, right?

the_max1mo ago

Is it really the main cause though? Craig.parker's example is one plant, but that's a fix for their specific setup. Most shops have way bigger problems earlier in the process.