TY - JOUR N2 - Metal casting process involves processes such as pattern making, moulding and melting etc. Casting defects occur due to combination of various processes even though efforts are taken to control them. The first step in the defect analysis is to identify the major casting defect among the many casting defects. Then the analysis is to be made to find the root cause of the particular defect. Moreover, it is especially difficult to identify the root causes of the defect. Therefore, a systematic method is required to identify the root cause of the defect among possible causes, consequently specific remedial measures have to be implemented to control them. This paper presents a systematic procedure to identify the root cause of shrinkage defect in an automobile body casting (SG 500/7) and control it by the application of Pareto chart and Ishikawa diagram. with quantitative Weightage. It was found that the root causes were larger volume section in the cope, insufficient feeding of riser and insufficient poured metal in the riser. The necessary remedial measures were taken and castings were reproduced. The shrinkage defect in the castings was completely eliminated. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/101989/PDF/afe-2017-0032.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/101989 PY - 2017 IS - No 1 DO - 10.1515/afe-2017-0032 KW - Casting KW - Shrinkage defect KW - Pareto chart KW - Ishikawa diagram A1 - Chokkalingam, B. A1 - Raja, V. A1 - Anburaj, J. A1 - Immanual, R. A1 - Dhineshkumar, M. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 17 DA - 2017 T1 - Investigation of Shrinkage Defect in Castings by Quantitative Ishikawa Diagram UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/101989 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -