@ARTICLE{Gradoń_P._The_2013, author={Gradoń, P. and Binczyk, F. and Cwajna, J. and Sozańska, M.}, number={No 4}, journal={Archives of Foundry Engineering}, howpublished={online}, year={2013}, publisher={The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The paper presents the results of research on the impact of impurities in the feed ingots (master heat) on the precipitation of impurities in the ATD thermal analysis probe castings. This impurities occur mostly inside shrinkage cavities and in interdendritic space. Additionally, insufficient filtration of liquid alloy during pouring promotes the transfer of impurities into the casting. The technology of melting superalloys in vacuum furnace prevents the removal of slag from the surface of molten metal. Because of that, the effective method of quality assessment of feed ingots in order to evaluate the existence of impurities is needed. The effectiveness of ATD analysis in evaluation of purity of feed ingots was researched. In addition the similarities of non-metallic inclusions in feed ingots and in castings were observed.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={The Influence of Impurities in Feed Ingots on the Quality of Castings Made from Nickel Superalloy IN-713C}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/87605/PDF/01_paper.pdf}, doi={10.2478/afe-2013-0073}, keywords={ATD, Superalloys, Feed ingot, Master heat, Solidification, non-metallic inclusions}, }