Reclamability of moulding sands with new inorganic binders for non-ferrous castings

The article presents results of an investigation which constitutes a section of research under the project POIG.01.01.02-00-015/09 "Advanced materials and technologies", one of the aims which is the introduction of new ecological inorganic binders...

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Possibilities of waste binder reclamation using the example of moulding sands with water glass hardened by the conventional drying process

The article presents the results of preliminary studies on the possible application of innovative activation treatments of inorganic binders during the reclamation of waste water glass moulding sands hardened by conventional drying. The test mould...

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Assessment of quartz wettability by the ecological foundry binder modified with nanoparticles of metal oxides

The results of studies of quartz wettability by an ecological foundry binder are presented. Water glass modified with nanoparticles of metal oxides, such as: MgO, Al2O3 and ZnO in organic solvents (methanol or propanol) was u...

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The effect of wetting agent on the parameters of dry moulding silica sands bonded with sodium water glass

An attempt has been made to determine the effect of the addition of an agent wetting the surface of silica sand grains, introduced in order to increase the hardening efficiency of selected physical methods applied to the ecological foundry sands b...

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Analysis of the drying process of moistened surface layers of sand moulds and cores on the example of moulding sand with water glass

An analysis of the drying process of surface layers of sand moulds and cores (made of loose self-hardening moulding sand with hydrated sodium silicate hardened with a liquid ester hardener) which was previously subjected to the process of moisture...

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