Heat Exchanger Header·Vantage Thermal
Trial 2
SuccessA413Jul 13, 2026
Goal
Fill from both ends and meet in the middle over a vent.
Process
- Pour temp
- 690C
- Mold temp
- 200C
- Alloy batch
- A413-2607-A
- Trial date
- Jul 13, 2026
- Gating
- Two end gates, centre vent at the meeting line.
- Changed from the previous trial
- Second end gate added. Vent placed at the meeting point.
What came out
Defects observed
Full fill on all four. Faint witness line at the centre, no cold shut on section.
Lessons learned
Put the vent exactly where two fronts meet and the meeting line stops being a defect.