The authors have investigated the effects of pan material on moulding sand. The results obtained are summarized as follows:
(1) The constituents of the so-called “pan material” which is gradually accumulated in a moulding sand are mainly clay pulverized sand, but small amounts of carbon and organic substance are also found.
(2) The increase of pan material results in the decrease of permeability and flowability, so the blow holes of the castings and the surface cracks of the dry sand moulds increase.
(3) It is shown that the temperature gradient in the mould during heating and cooling is enlarged by the addition of pan material, so the corresponding thermal stress is increased. The increase of surface cracks upon the addition of pan material may be due to the above fact.
(4) The increase of pan material which largely consists of silica results in the increase of scab and rat-tails, but the addition of pan material which largely consists of clay shows little effect on the formation of scab.
(5) The results of the experiments concerning the relationship among permeability, maximum back pressure and the blowing of poured metal shows that the increase of blow holes by the addition of the pan material is mainly due to the decrease of permeability.
(6) The increase of pan material in the moulding sand for steel castings results in the increase of sintering and the formation of gas holes.
(7) The above influences of the pan material are recognized in the case of backing sand as well as facing sand, but sometimes indirectly.
The above mentioned effects of the pan material appeared more sensitive in the case of fine-grained sand. So the pan material in fine moulding sand has to be removed more throughly than in the case of coarse sand.
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