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Sand mold member and method

US5582231A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 1995
Grant dateDec 10, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2998
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A foundry mold member made from a plurality of sand particles bound together with a binder which is concentrated at the contact points between contiguous sand particles and consists essentially of gelatins having a Bloom rating less than about 175 Bloom grams. The sand particles are first coated with a sol of the gelatin, cooled to ambient temperature and conditioned to a prescribed water content necessary to effect migration of the gelatin to the interparticle contact points upon heating of the coated particles in a pattern mold.

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