Endorsed by the World Foundry Organization (WFO) and authored by the Japan Foundry Engineering Society, the top-selling “Castings Defects and Countermeasures” is now available in English and for purchase on the AFS Bookstore. This publication covers the identification of, and countermeasures for, defects in cast gray iron, spheroidal iron, steel, aluminum, copper, and other alloys while covering concerns such as gas, shrink, and inclusion defects along with appearance, mechanical property, electrical conductivity, microstructure, and a host of other quality details. For more information on the AFS bookstore, reach out to Mary Ann Cahoon, AFS Technical Publications Editor, at mcahoon@afsinc.org.