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According to the nitrogen content, furan resin can be divided into the following
four categories: 1. Nitrogen free resin, nitrogen content ≥ 0.3%; 2. Low nitrogen
resin, nitrogen content < 0.3% – 2.0%; 3. Medium nitrogen resin, nitrogen content
> 2.0% – 5.0%; 4. High nitrogen resin, nitrogen content > 5.0% – 13.5%.
However, in recent years, with the increasing market demand for the surface
quality of castings, coupled with the decline in the price of low nitrogen resin, low
nitrogen resin has gradually replaced high nitrogen resin, so the furan resin
mentioned below is low nitrogen resin.
At the same time, for some castings with uneven wall thickness, resin sand is
required to have good collapsibility and yield at high temperature. Although the
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mold still requires a certain rigidity at high temperature, if the strength of resin
sand is too high, the collapsibility at high temperature is poor, and the probability
of hot cracking tendency of castings increases greatly.
Based on the above factors, there is a certain range for the control of resin
blending. We have measured the relationship between the amount of resin
added and the strength of sand mold when the temperature is 15’c and the
amount of curing agent is 60%.
According to the actual situation, the tensile strength of most casting sand molds
is required to be no less than 6kg / cm2, but no more than llkg / cm2 according to
the corresponding mold conditions, so the resin content is generally 0.9% –
1.3%, while the actual production must be adjusted according to the
corresponding mold conditions.
Tensile strength, but in fact most of the casting demoulding time is basically
within 3 hours. Therefore, the curing speed of resin sand must be limited.
According to the author’s own work experience, if the solidification speed is too
fast, the uneven surface strength of the sand mold will lead to poor surface
quality of the casting, and the tendency of shrinkage cavity and porosity on the
surface of the casting will increase; if the solidification speed is too slow, it may
cause rework of the sand mold operation, which will bring great waste.
Through the study of the curing reaction of resin sand, it is known that
temperature and curing agent play an important role in improving the reaction
speed of resin sand. Therefore, adjusting the sand temperature and the content
of curing agent is the main means to control the curing reaction of resin sand.
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