Abstract
The present paper relates to the experiments on the determination of feeding characteristics of molten metals. The author devised a novel method for the above study and the experiments were performed on Al-Si alloys. The results obtained were as follows:
(1) The feeding volume ratio of the molten metal was inversely proportional to the tendency of producing shrinkage holes in castings.
(2) The feeding characteristics of pure aluminum and eutectic alloys was superior to that of other alloys having wide solidification range.
