ITT BELL & GOSSETT

PRODUCT ENGINEERING
STANDARDS

GENERAL CASTING
SPECIFICATIONS

No.:
Date:
Rev. No.:

DA 1.00
07/17/2008
#5

Castings, unless otherwise specified on drawings, will conform to the general specifications as
outlined below. This applies to sand, investment, or vacuum cast parts. For any conflict among
purchase order, drawing and/or specifications; the purchase order takes precedence followed by
the drawing, then the specifications.
GENERAL
Because of performance or design characteristics, the specifications within this standard may not
fully apply to all castings. Suppliers are cautioned to check drawings and purchase orders for any
special tolerances or finishes pertinent to its requirements and to insure the drawings revision
levels are current.
CASTING QUALITY
Castings shall be smooth and clean, and free from any visible defects detracting from the
appearance of the casting. Variations in castings, due to the following causes, shall not exceed the
limits shown.
Porosity:
1)
Porosity on either inner or outer walls of pressure containing castings shall be checked to
determine if leakage occurs (either dye penetrant checking or hydrostatic pressure testing).
2)
Porosity on structural features is acceptable, if not too severe in depth, or too large in areas
that obviously affect the mechanical strength of the casting.
3)
Porosity on surfaces to be machined shall be such as to be removed by finish allowances.
4)
Casting impregnation may be utilized per ITT Bell & Gossett authorization.
5)
Casting impregnation is prohibited on castings certified to ASME specifications.
Voids:
1)
Pressure Containment Walls: Voids on either inner or outer walls of pressure containing
castings must not affect the structural integrity of the casting. The depth of voids should
not exceed 10% of the print wall thickness, 1/4" maximum diameter and a maximum of
three (3) voids in a square inch with a total area not to exceed 5% of the square inch.
2)
Structural Features: Voids on structural features must not affect the structural integrity of
the casting. The voids should not exceed 1/8" depth by 1/4" maximum diameter and a
maximum of three (3) voids in a square inch with a total area not to exceed 5% of the
square inch.
3)
Voids on surfaces to be machined shall be such as to be removed by finish allowances.
Flashing:
1)
Flashing or finning shall be removed from internal flow surfaces.
2)
Flashing on external surfaces shall be removed to within 1/32". Flashing tolerances for
external surfaces may be increased per ITT Bell & Gossett authorization.
3)
Flashing on datums and bosses will be ground flat.

CHAPLETS
Chaplets must be fully fused to cast metal.
HARDNESS
General hardness, including chill hardness, must be within the range specified for material
standard of the casting alloy, and shall be checked at the following points:
1)
2)
3)
4)

Castings with flange features, the hardness shall be checked on the flange surfaces.
Castings having no flange features, the hardness shall be checked on the end surface of
cored openings.
Chilled hardness is not allowed on machine surfaces.
Brinell Hardness allowance for ASTM standard A-48, A-159 and A536:
Grade/Class
Brinell
Grade/Class
Brinell
Class 25
170-229
Grade G3000
187-241
Class 30
187-241
Ductile 65-45-12
170-207
Class 35
207-255
D4512 (SAE,J434c) 156-217
Class 40
217-269

DIMENSIONAL VARIATIONS
Casting Feature

Profile Tolerance

To 2"
Over 2" to 4"
Over 4" to 8"
Over 8" to 12"
Over 12" to 48"
Over 48"

+/- 1/32"
+/- 3/64"
+/- 1/16"
+/- 3/32"
+/- 1/8"
+/- 3/16"

For large castings the feature dimensional tolerances maybe increased per ITT Bell & Gossett
authorization.
MISMATCH AND CORESHIFT
To avoid stack-up discrepancies; mismatch, coreshift and finish allowances are not accumulative.
Pattern/Core Size

Allowance

To 4"
Over 4" to 7"
Over 7" to 14"
Over 14" to 48"
Over 48"

1/32" max
1/16" max
3/32" max
1/8" max
3/16" max

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Mismatch and Coreshift Examples:

Mismatch:
Core Shift:

1/16"

3"

1/8"

1/8"
cope
drag

1/32" max

1/16"
Casting size 3-1/2".

3"

Core diameter 2".

(1/8"-1/16")2=1/32".

Core length 3".

(1/8"-1/16")2=1/32".

FINISH ALLOWANCES
Minimum finish allowance must permit total profile clean-up.
Casting
Feature

Core
Diameters

External
Dimensions

To 5"
Over 5" to 9"
Over 9" to 18"
Over 18" to 36"
Over 36"

3/16"max
1/4"max
3/8"max
7/16"max
1/2"max

1/8"max
1/8"max
3/16"max
3/16"max
1/4"max

Finish Allowance Examples:

Diameters:

Flats:

6"ID
(fin)
fig. 1

6"-1/4"=5-3/4" raw ID.

(for ODs utilize External Tolerances).

4-1/2"+1/8"=4-5/8" raw.

DRAFT
1)
2)
3)
4)

Datum Surfaces: Maximum draft = 1.5.

Other Surfaces: Maximum draft = 3.
Flange Surfaces to have Radial Draft = 3 max.
All Draft to be positive unless otherwise specified.

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41/2

fig. 2

41/2

4-1/2"+1/8"+1/8"=4-3/4" raw.

WALL THICKNESS
Tolerance for pressure containment walls: +3/32, -1/32
The maximum tolerance for pressure containment walls may be increased if a thicker wall does
not effect the functionality of the part and per ITT Bell & Gossett authorization.
CORNER AND FILLET RADII
Overall length of part
Corner (Nominal
Up to 15
.12
Over 15
.18
Over 30
.25

Fillet (Nominal)
.25
.50
.75

REPAIRS
1)
No repairing is allowed in any form, unless authorized by ITT Bell & Gossett.
2)
Welding and/or repairing of ASME/B&G pressure vessel castings is prohibited.
3)
Welding of cast iron parts is prohibited.
RUST
1)
Light (dusty) rust is acceptable.
2)
Heavy (crusty) rust is not acceptable.
COLD SHUTS
Cold shuts are not acceptable for castings that will function as pressure vessels. Cold shuts may
be acceptable on structural features per ITT Bell & Gossett authorization.
BURNT SAND
No burnt sand shall be left on machined surfaces.
MANUFACTURING DATUM REFERENCES
Areas or surfaces indicated as primary, secondary or tertiary datums, are intended for manufacturing
tooling locations and are to be free of irregularities over the entire area or surface indicated on the
drawing.
CASTING DATE, PART NUMBER AND FOUNDRY LOGO
Casting Date, Part Number and Foundry Logo are required on all cast parts. Many drawings have the
location for the cast date, part number and foundry logo specified. Where the location is not specified
on drawing, but datums are specified, cast dates, part numbers and foundry logos shall not be placed on
the following surfaces:
1)
2)
3)

Datums
Surfaces to be machined
Interior surfaces

If datums or machined surfaces are not specified on drawing, consult ITT Bell & Gossett for proper
location of cast date, part number and foundry logo.
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PRIMER FOR CASTING

The primer should be applied to globally sourced castings to protect the parts during shipment and
storage. The Primer applied should be Sherwin-Williams, Kem Kromik Universal Metal Primer,
or equivalent.

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