The research of innovative mixtures for plaster moulds used for artistic castings

Research was carried out on the technological properties of plaster mixtures developed at the Foundry Research Institute. Developed were mixtures of ceramic compounds in which the basic material was synthetic plaster. ...

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The research of innovative mixtures for plaster moulds used for artistic castings

Research was carried out on the technological properties of plaster mixtures developed at the Foundry Research Institute. Developed were mixtures of ceramic compounds in which the basic material was synthetic plaster. ...

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The ecological and material-saving technology for producing brake blocks with stable parameters of quality. Part 1. Technology modernization using computer simulation

The presented article is the first in the series, which presents research related to the improvement of technology for producing brake blocks for the railway industry in the Spomel foundry in Lębork.The cooperation with the Foundry Research...

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The ecological and material-saving technology for producing brake blocks with stable parameters of quality Part 2. Verification of modernized technology under real conditions

The presented article is the second in the series, which presents research related to the improvement of technology for producing brake blocks for the railway industry in the Spomel foundry in Lębork. The cooperation with the Foundry Research Ins...

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Optimization of Ni and Cu additions in ADI cast iron in respect of cast cooling rate

The study analyzes the effect of Ni and Cu additions on the mechanical properties of ADI cast iron in casts with different wall thickness values. The applied experiment plan included the use of combinations of the Ni addition in the amount of 0.5%...

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Application of 3D printing technology to make the core of casting mould and dimensional control using a 3D scanner

The aim of the work was to develop and model individual elements of casting technology for the casting of a ventilated brake disc using CAD program: SolidWorks, followed by printing a core using a 3D LS ONE printer from Sand Made Lt...

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Selected methods of testing protective coatings applied on casting moulds and cores

This article presents selected research methods related to protective coatings used for sand moulds and cores in the foundry industry. The research methodology has been divided into studies of the technological properties of sand moulds and cores ...

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Composite zones obtained in situ in steel casts of crushing mill beaters

The aim of the presented study was to obtain the element of a crushing mill beater reinforced with a composite zone, working under the conditions of high abrasive wear as well as high pressures. By means of the SHSB method, a local composite zone ...

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Assessment criteria for binding characteristics of foundry bentonites

The paper presents laboratory test results for an assessment of the binding characteristics of two grades of calcium bentonite compounds for casting moulds. The bentonite compounds were chemically modified with sodium carbonate at several differen...

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