Sand moulding materials, including green sand and chemically bonded sands are also included. Recently there have been many major technical developments including new sand binders, the adoption of metal filtration of castings and widespread use of computers for the optimisation of feeder design.
CONTENTS: Tables and general data; Aluminium
casting alloys; Melting aluminium alloys; Fluxes; INSURAL
refractory for ladles and metal transport; Treatment
of aluminium alloy melts; Running, gating and feeding
aluminium castings; Filtration of aluminium alloy castings;
Pressure diecasting of aluminium alloys; Low pressure
and gravity diecasting; Sand casting processes; Sands
and sand bonding systems; Resin bonded sand; Sodium silicate
bonded sand; Magnesium casting; Copper and copper alloy
castings; Feeding systems; Index.
Butterworth Heinemann ISBN 0-7506-4286-6
