During July 29 to 31,2015,the final evaluation stage of the 17th“FOSECO Cup”for the best foundry papers of 2014,organized by Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society(FICMES),was carried out in the city of Xiamen,Fujian province of China.At the first stage of evaluation and recommendation,a total of 62 papers were selected from over 1,800 entries to enter During July 29 to 31, 2015, the final evaluation stage of the 17th “FOSECO Cup” for the best foundry papers of 2014, organized by Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (FICMES), was carried out in the city of Xiamen , Fujian province of China. At the first stage of evaluation and recommendation, a total of 62 papers were selected from over 1,800 entries to enter