Japanese foundries, nowadays, have the tendency to adopt the green sand casting widely, In the cases of the heavy and the specific casting, the dry sand casting still keeps the main current. In the latter case, it is conceivable that free water contained in the mould will produce blows or cavities in the casting. Experiments have been conducted on the matter, not merely at the laboratory but also at the foundry by inserting thermocouples into the mould. The findings are: 1) The condition of free water distribution in the mould has been clarified by the state of thermal distribution therein. Practically, the temperature gradient of the mould can be regarded to be linear. If the mould is perfectly dried, the temperature rises rapidly, and the gradient becomes smaller. 2) When the sand used is much permeable, the time required for drying does not deffer according to the degrees of the drying temperature, but when the permeability is small it takes longer. 3) The remaining amount of water in the mould is proportionate to the maximum gas pressure produced at the time of tapping. If the pressure is high, the casting defects such as blows, rough surface, etc. are caused. 4) Certain moulds take several days in setting the core and so checking was made about the change of the amount of water in the mould to be caused during the core setting. The findings are: i) As clay is well absorptive, it sucks up moisture during that time, tut the moisture can be removed by heating it at 100°C∼120°C. ii) In an ill dried mould, the undried part spreads once at a low he ting but it diminishes in a certain lapse of time. In the case of the high temperature, the moist part always diminishes without spreading. iii) While the mould temperature is still high immediatly after drying, the permeability is smaller than that after cooling.
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