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Product No: GM9204DL; ISBN: 978-0-87433-441-8 (digital)
Published: revised 1992; Reprinted: 1998; Digital Edition: 2015; 161 pages
This publication will educate the novice and inform all who are interested about the daily commercial operations of shell casting. It will also serve as a reference to practicing foundry personnel engaged in solving the day-to-day problems of metal casting, using the shell molding and/or coremaking process.
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Shell Molding Methods and Equipment
- Chapter 2. Shell Core Methods and Equipment
- Chapter 3. Shell Sand Characteristics
- Chapter 4. Synthetic Resin Binders
- Chapter 5. Handling and Storage of Raw Materials
- Chapter 6. Mixing Equipment and Procedure for Coating Foundry Sands
- Chapter 7. Mixing Formulations and Their Applications
- Chapter 8. Pattern and Core Box Design
- Chapter 9. Pattern and Core Box Construction
- Chapter 10. Design and Application of Gating Systems
- Chapter 11. Core Setting and Mold Closing
- Chapter 12. Metallurgical Factors
- Chapter 13. Pour-Off Procedures and Equipment
- Chapter 14. Shakeout, Cleaning and Inspection
- Chapter 15. Casting Surface and Dimensional Defects
- Chapter 16. Process Control Procedure
- Chapter 17. Shell Sand Reclamation
- Chapter 18. Estimating, Costing and Sales Engineering
- Chapter 19. Troubleshooting
- Chapter 20. Safety and Hygiene
Keywords: shell process, mold, core, sand, binders, molding, shell, sand, coating, mixing, castings, reclamation, patterns, gating, cores