Moulding sand

Ingredients of moulding sand

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Moulding sand are mixtures of three or more ingredients The main ingredients are Sand Clay Water Other materials are also added to the sand mixture to enhance certain properties

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Granular particles of sand ie,SiO2 principally comprises of 50 to 95 % of the total material in a moulding sand For different moulding sand the average grain size, grain size distribution, grain shape, chemical composition, refractoriness and thermal stability varies

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Silica sand do not posses the clay content and need addition of a suitable binder to make them usable for founding work