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Basic materials & equipment for sand-casting
Pattern
(a copy of the shape you want
to produce, made of wood,
plastic or metal)
Sand,
mixed with clay binder &
water (so it will hold its
shape) plus coal dust to
improve surface finish
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Basic summary of the sand casting process. . .
First of all,
mix the sand.
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THEN MOLDING: 2 MOLDING:
Sand placed into Pattern placed into mold
bottom mold
form &
compacted
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3 MOLDING: Add A tube or pipe provides a
the top mold path to pour the metal in
form
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MOLDING:
5 Take the top mold off In the middle of the sand is
and remove pattern & a cavity shaped like the
pipe or post pattern!
Pouring
hole
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8 Wait for the metal to cool
(minutes to days, depending
7 CASTING: on the size of the casting)
Pour the metal (container is filled from
furnace immediately before you are
ready to pour)
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A copy of the pattern has
now been made in metal
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CLEANING. Sand is cleaned
off the part, the “tab” where
metal flowed in must be
removed.
8 SHAKE OUT: Break apart the two halves of 10 Mold forms are reused
the mold & take out the part—usually
requires vibrating or striking the mold to Sand is broken up, screened
break apart the sand 11 to remove debris and
clumps, and sent for
remixing
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PATTERN
&
PATTERN MAKING
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PATTERN MAKING
ALLOWANCES
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MOLDING SAND
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Molding Sand Constituents
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Types of Molding Sand
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CORE & CORE MAKING
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SAND CONDITIONING
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Melting Furnaces
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Cupola
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Construction of Cupola
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Zones in Cupola
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Working of Cupola
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Electric Arc Furnace
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Induction Furnace
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