Description: Found in ferrous and nonferrous castings Location in Part: Internal or near surface. Characteristics/Appearance: Appear as a ragged line of variable width and numerous branches. May occur individually or in groups. Metallurgical Analysis: Hot tears or cracks are | caused by nonuniform cooling resulting in stresses that rupture the surface of the metal while its temperature is still in the brittle range. Tears may originate where stresses are set up by the more rapid cooling of thin sections that adjoin heavier masses of metal, which are slower to cool, Hot tears are cracks that form before complete solidification of the metal section of a casting. (HB-RT) AHHH 0 Using RT to Appearance: Dark, jagged, linear indication, i or branching. 1. The sensitivity level may not be suffi detect surface hot tears. Close-up view of hot tears. Hot tears in the fillet of a casting.