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Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Unit I Manufacturing Processes
Moulding sand
Prepared By
Nikil Kumar Khandelwal
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Moulding Sand
Moulding sand is defined as granular particles resulting from the
breakdown of rocks, due to the action of natural forces, such as frost,
wind, rain, heat and water currents. Rocks have a complex composition
and sand contains most of the elements of the rocks.
Typical mixture of moulding sand contains 89% sand, 4% water and 7%
clay
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Characteristic of Moulding Sand:
 Moulding sands are refractory in nature and can withstand temperature
of metal being poured without fusing.
 The moulding sand do not chemically react with molten metal.
 The sand has high degree of permeability and thus allow gases formed
during pouring to escape.
 These strength, permeability and hardness of the sand mix can be varied
by changing the structure of sand.
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Types of Moulding Sand
 Natural Sand or Green Sand
 In Moist State
 6-8 % Water
 5-6 % Clay
 Having good Damping Capacity
 Used For Small and Medium Die casting
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Types of Moulding Sand
 Dry Sand
 Called as Dry Sand Mould or Skin Dry
Mould
Used For Large Casting
 Loam sand
 Contains 50 % Clay
Used For Heavy Casting
 Specially Used in Loam Mould
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Kukas-Jaipur
Types of Moulding Sand
 Parting Sand
Parting sand consists of fine grained clay
free dried silica sand, sea sand or burnt
sand with some parting compounds
Used For separating crop and drag parts
without cohesion
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Kukas-Jaipur
Types of Moulding Sand
 Facing Sand
It is made of silica sand and clay without
the addition of any used sand.
Thickness of the sand layer varies from
20 to 30 mm
Graphite, mollasses etc. may be added
to the facing sand.
High strength and refractoriness are
required for this sand.
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Types of Moulding Sand
 Baking Sand
 Backing sand is the bulk of the sand
used to back up the facing sand and to
fill up the volume of the flask.
Old Sand may used repeatedly
It is also known as Black sand
It reduces the cost of moulding
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Kukas-Jaipur
Types of Moulding Sand
 Core Sand
 Also Known as Oil sand
 This is silica sand mixed with core oil.
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Kukas-Jaipur
Properties of Moulding sand
 Flowability
Flow-ability is the ability of moulding sand to free flow and fill the recesses
and the fine details in the pattern. It varies with moisture content.
 Green Strength
Adequate strength and toughness for making and handling the mould.
 Dry Strength
Dry sand must have strength to resist erosion and also the mettalostatic
pressure of the molten metal or else the mould may enlarge.
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Properties of Moulding sand
 Hot Strength
It is the strength of the sand above 212F
Capacity of sand to with stand hot metal mettalostatic pressure
 Porosity or Permeability
It is the ability of the moulding sand to allow gasses to pass through.
 Refractoriness
It is the ability of the sand to withstand high temperature with
experiencing any physical changes
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Properties of Moulding sand
 Collapsibility
Collapsibility is that property of the moulding sand which determines the
readiness with which the moulding sand or mold
 Automatically gets collapsed after the casting solidifies
 Breaks Down in knock out and cleaning operations
 Adhesiveness
The ability of the sand particles to get stick with another body is called
adhesiveness.
Arya College of Engineering & IT.
Kukas-Jaipur
Properties of Moulding sand
 Bench life
It is the ability of the moulding sand to retain its properties during storage
or while standing
 Coefficient of Expansion
Moulding sand should possess low Coefficient of Expansion
 Durability
It is the capacity to withstand repeated cycles of heating and cooling
during casting operation

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  • 1. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Unit I Manufacturing Processes Moulding sand Prepared By Nikil Kumar Khandelwal Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • 2. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Moulding Sand Moulding sand is defined as granular particles resulting from the breakdown of rocks, due to the action of natural forces, such as frost, wind, rain, heat and water currents. Rocks have a complex composition and sand contains most of the elements of the rocks. Typical mixture of moulding sand contains 89% sand, 4% water and 7% clay
  • 3. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Characteristic of Moulding Sand: Moulding sands are refractory in nature and can withstand temperature of metal being poured without fusing. The moulding sand do not chemically react with molten metal. The sand has high degree of permeability and thus allow gases formed during pouring to escape. These strength, permeability and hardness of the sand mix can be varied by changing the structure of sand.
  • 4. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Types of Moulding Sand Natural Sand or Green Sand In Moist State 6-8 % Water 5-6 % Clay Having good Damping Capacity Used For Small and Medium Die casting
  • 5. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Types of Moulding Sand Dry Sand Called as Dry Sand Mould or Skin Dry Mould Used For Large Casting Loam sand Contains 50 % Clay Used For Heavy Casting Specially Used in Loam Mould
  • 6. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Types of Moulding Sand Parting Sand Parting sand consists of fine grained clay free dried silica sand, sea sand or burnt sand with some parting compounds Used For separating crop and drag parts without cohesion
  • 7. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Types of Moulding Sand Facing Sand It is made of silica sand and clay without the addition of any used sand. Thickness of the sand layer varies from 20 to 30 mm Graphite, mollasses etc. may be added to the facing sand. High strength and refractoriness are required for this sand.
  • 8. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Types of Moulding Sand Baking Sand Backing sand is the bulk of the sand used to back up the facing sand and to fill up the volume of the flask. Old Sand may used repeatedly It is also known as Black sand It reduces the cost of moulding
  • 9. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Types of Moulding Sand Core Sand Also Known as Oil sand This is silica sand mixed with core oil.
  • 10. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Properties of Moulding sand Flowability Flow-ability is the ability of moulding sand to free flow and fill the recesses and the fine details in the pattern. It varies with moisture content. Green Strength Adequate strength and toughness for making and handling the mould. Dry Strength Dry sand must have strength to resist erosion and also the mettalostatic pressure of the molten metal or else the mould may enlarge.
  • 11. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Properties of Moulding sand Hot Strength It is the strength of the sand above 212F Capacity of sand to with stand hot metal mettalostatic pressure Porosity or Permeability It is the ability of the moulding sand to allow gasses to pass through. Refractoriness It is the ability of the sand to withstand high temperature with experiencing any physical changes
  • 12. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Properties of Moulding sand Collapsibility Collapsibility is that property of the moulding sand which determines the readiness with which the moulding sand or mold Automatically gets collapsed after the casting solidifies Breaks Down in knock out and cleaning operations Adhesiveness The ability of the sand particles to get stick with another body is called adhesiveness.
  • 13. Arya College of Engineering & IT. Kukas-Jaipur Properties of Moulding sand Bench life It is the ability of the moulding sand to retain its properties during storage or while standing Coefficient of Expansion Moulding sand should possess low Coefficient of Expansion Durability It is the capacity to withstand repeated cycles of heating and cooling during casting operation