Thermal aspects of temperature transformations in silica sand
Journal Title: Archiwum Odlewnictwa - Year 2010, Vol 10, Issue 3
Abstract
Problems related with the choice of moulding sand composition considering its behaviour in contact with molten metal were discussed. The investigations of high-temperature phenomena enable moulding sand composition to be evaluated in terms of its applicability under the specific conditions of a foundry shop. It is also possible to eliminate the casting defects related to moulding sand and its properties. The investigations were carried out on selected moulding sands from the family of the traditional carbon-free moulding mixtures. The effect of moulding sand composition and moisture content on the linear dilatation and stress formation caused by an allotropic quartz transformation was determined. The investigated phenomena were analysed on 3D diagrams plotted from the test data. A strong effect of the beta quartz - alpha quartz transformation at a temperature of about 6000C was stated.
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J. St. Kowalski
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