Fig. 3.

Photos of the 100-ton 30Cr2Ni4MoV ingot (a), its sectioned surface (b), the magnified centerline
shrinkage porosity (c), and the macro-examination of the etched ingot (d). In (b) the red circle denotes the
region of the typical centerline shrinkage porosity. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure
legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)

Crack

Cold shuts

Blowholes