2. Plastic sand molding
These are the most universal and commonly used molding processes, and are still highly competitive with other, more modern processes.
They can be used to cast large single parts, as well as small and medium-sized series parts, on mechanized casting sites, whatever the alloy.
2.1 Molding sand
Either natural silica-clay sand or synthetic sand is used, made up of a mixture of silica and clay grains (5-10% depending on the alloy being cast), moistened...
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