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Solubility Calculator for Alloys of Molten Aluminium to help you work out if the hydrogen level will be too high, during solidification, there is the potential for the formation of cavities / pores. Conversely, a moderate hydrogen level may be desirable under certain conditions, in order to combat shrinkage porosity. As such, there is an optimum hydrogen level which ideally should be established and controlled during casting. Although dissolved hydrogen is critical, pore formation is also influenced by several other factors, the most significant being melt cleanliness i.e. the level of inclusions such as metal oxides.