Foseco Ferrous Foundryman's Handbook

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John Brown
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000 M08 14 - 384 pages

The Foseco Ferrous Foundryman's Handbook is a practical reference book for all those concerned with making castings in any of the commonly used alloys, by any of the usual moulding methods.

International SI units are used throughout, but in almost all cases conversions to the more familiar Metric and Imperial units are given. Wherever possible, Casting Alloy Specifications include equivalent specifications for several countries as well as international specifications. Individual chapters cover the casting of light alloys, copper-based alloys, all types of cast-iron and steel. For each group of alloys, specifications and typical applications are described, together with details of melting practice, metal treatment and casting practice. Sand moulding materials, including green sand and chemically bonded sands are also included.

 

Contents

Conversion table of stress values
5
Patternmakers contraction allowances
11
Recommended standard colours for patterns
17
Types of cast iron
23
Grey cast iron
30
Applications of grey iron castings
37
Melting cast iron
40
Electric melting
53
Triggered hardening systems
184
Review of resin coremaking processes
198
Adhesives and sealants
213
Coatings for moulds and cores
226
The TRIBONOL process
240
Filtration and the running and gating of iron castings
245
SEDEX ceramic foam filters
256
Combined filter feeder and pouring cup the KALPUR direct
266

Mould inoculation
69
Heat treatment of ductile iron
82
32
88
Special purpose cast irons
95
Types of steel castings
108
37
117
88
119
Melting and treatment of steel for casting
121
KALTEK insulating lining system for automatic pouring boxes
136
62
138
Measurement of sand properties
149
64
161
Parting agents
163
Resin bonded sand
167
Sand reclamation
174
66
271
Filtration and the running and gating of steel castings
272
STELEX ZR ceramic foam filters
279
KALPUR ST direct pour unit
286
69
288
Cost savings through the use of STELEX and KALPUR
294
The calculation of feeder dimensions
301
Grey and ductile irons
307
KALPUR filter feeder units
322
FERRUX antipiping compounds for iron and steel castings
331
Computer simulation of casting processes
344
Mould filling simulation
346
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