A Review Study on the Main Sources of Porosity in Al-Si Cast Alloys

Table 1

Chemical composition of the as-received base alloys used in this study.

Chemical analysis (wt %)
Alloy	Elements
	Cu	Si	Fe	Mn	Mg	Ti	Zn	Al
A356	0.12	7.19	0.12	0.3	0.32	0.002	0.0031	Balance
B319	3.59	6.2	0.32	0.25	0.28	<0.00	<0.1	Balance