downsprue
nounEtymology From down- + sprue.
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Engineering, Metallurgy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Synonym of sprue (“a channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process”).
- • Flask tie bars located too close to risers and downsprues2008, George Goodrich, “Warped Castings”, in Casting Defects Handbook: Iron & Steel, Schaumburg, I.L.: American Foundry Society, →ISBN, page 224: