Troubleshooting

Pores open after ultrasonic cleaning

Porosity becomes visible after ultrasonic cleaning.

Localized irregular pores visible on a clean metal surface beneath a loupe after cleaning.

Symptoms

Porosity becomes visible after ultrasonic cleaning.

Likely causes

Casting porosity revealed by cleaning
Surface layer removed from defect mouth

Checks

Compare before/after cleaning
Inspect casting quality

Recommended fixes

Explain casting defect mechanism
Link to Beilby layer article
Adjust casting/prep process

Related products

LUXI iClean LUXI Brown LUXI Pink LUXI Super Fine White LUXI Orange

Recommended workflows

Porous castings from 3D prototypes — surface polishing with LUXI Washing after LUXI polishing LUXI polishing test for hidden defect evaluation Final lustre for gold Final lustre for silver Titanium low-temperature polishing

Understand the cause

Why LUXI Works Differently Symposium article: Beilby layer and LUXI technology