| Specimen location Distance from chill end (mm) | No. of grains/inch2 (at 500×) | ||||
| Specimen A | Specimen B | Specimen C | Specimen D | Specimen E | |
| 30 (chill end) | 126 | 124 | 119 | 72 | 32 |
| 70 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 38 | 30 |
| 105 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| 45 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
| 180 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 |
| 225 (riser end) | 44 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 32 |