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What is out-gassing?

April 26, 2017out-gassing

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What is out-gassing?

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The term out-gassing is a reference to the release of trapped air in a cast substrate during the cure cycle. Porosity in the casting traps air, and when the casting is heated, the air expands and blows through the partially gelled coating, leaving a small defect like a pinhole.