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Purpose. To carry out a comparative quantitative assessment of environmental and sanitaryhygienic hazards of utilizing synthetic resins for manufacturing molds and rods in foundry production. Methodology. Quarry quartz sand brand 1K2O202, furan resin brand Permaset 839 and catalyst Permacat 128, aluminum alloy AL2, gray cast iron SCh200, carbon steel 30L, bronze BrА9Zh3L were used in the work. Chromelalumel thermocouples completed with electronic potentiometer were used for thermography. Molds were made from quartz sand, furan resin and catalyst mixture. Casting mold heating depth determination from casting to temperatures above 400 °C was carried out by its thermogram graphical processing, which was obtained after casting mold pouring with aluminum alloy, bronze, gray cast iron and carbon steel. Findings. Among those studied, the most dangerous are ureaphenolformaldehyde, ureaformaldehyde and ureafuran resins, and the least dangerous are phenolformaldehyde and phenolformaldehydefuran resins. Ecological and sanitaryhygienic hazard level when using resin mixtures increases with increasing resin amount in mixture, castings walls thickness, their surface area, as well as with increasing temperature of melt poured into the mold. Originality. For the first time, in relation to foundry molds and rods in foundry production manufacturing, technogenic hazard coefficient (THC) has been developed and its value has been calculated. This, in fact, is air volume (m3 ) containing maximum permissible concentration of carcinogenic or poisonous substances released as a result of mold organic binder material destruction when pouring aluminum alloy, bronze, cast iron or steel. Practical value. The use of the research results makes it possible to increase the level of predicting accuracy of technogenic (sanitary, hygienic and environmental) hazards, accuracy level of calculating ventilation systems capacities in foundries, taking into account the serial castings production, castings structural features, as well as binding materials nature for foundry molds and rods for such castings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose. Sand-sodium-silicate mixtures, structured by steam-microwave solidification, thermo-physical properties integral effective values during Al-Mg alloy and graphite cast iron pouring determination. Sand-sodium-silicate mixture apparent density changing according to quartz sand, cladded with sodium silicate solute, fractional composition and its influence on BrA9Zh3L bronze microstructure establishment. Methodology. Quartz sand with 0.23 mm average particle size, sodium silicate solute, aluminum alloy with 8.5 % Mg, flake graphite cast iron SCh200 (DSTU 8833:2019), bronze BrA9Zh3L (GOST 493-79) were used. Mixtures structuring was carried out in 700 W magnetron power microwave furnace. Sand-sodium-silicate mixture thermo-physical properties integral-effective values were calculated by G. A. Anisovich method, using castings results and molds thermography. Structured mixtures apparent density was determined on samples 50 120 mm dimension. Metallographic studies were realized using Neophot-21 optical microscope. Findings. It was found that with sodium silicate solute, used for sand cladding, amount increasing from 0.5 to 3 % mold material apparent density decreases and thermal activity lowers. This leads to castings grains size increasing. Mixture sodium silicate solute content was recommended limiting 1.5 % for fi ne-grained microstructure castings obtaining and cladded sand using, which particles pass through mesh side less 0.315 mm sieve. Sands with sodium silicate solute content more than 1.5 %, which don’t pass through sieve 0.4 mm mesh side, were recommended as casting molds heat-insulating material using. Originality. For the first time, when aluminum-magnesium alloy and graphite cast iron pouring, quartz sand cladded with sodium silicate solute in amount from 0.5 to 3.0 % (weight, over 100 % quartz sand), steam-microwave radiation structured, thermo-physical properties integral-effective values were determined. Practical value. Data obtained using will improve castings solidification time and rate analytical calculations accuracy, forecast level and residual stresses sign in them, shrinkage defects locations. This will reduce casting technology developing time and costs and castings manufacturability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose. To establish regularities of changes in sand-sodium-silicate mixtures (SSSM) relative water resistance, structured by steam-microwave solidification method (SMS), on their structuring parameters and sodium silicate solute (SSS) dissolution conditions. Methodology. Technical purity water, SSS with 2.8-3.0 silicate modulus, quartz sand with 0.23 mm average particle size were used in this work. Studies were carried out on quartz sand samples, which were preliminarily cladded with 0.5-2.5 % (by weight) SSS and structured by SMS method. The fracture time of structured mixtures was evaluated on cubic specimens with 20 mm rib length, which were immersed in water at different temperatures. Findings. Changes in SSSM water resistance in water regularities depending on their manufacturing, use and storage conditions were established. Recommendations for SSSM rods removal from castings in water were developed. Originality. For the first time, it has been established that relative water resistance of the SSSM structured by SMS method decreases along with increase in water temperature in which it is destroyed. Depending on SSS mass used for quartz sand cladding in range 0.5-2.5 %, water resistance dependence on treatment in steam-microwave environment with 2-7 minutes' running time acquires an inversion character with inversion point ~3.1 minutes into the processing. For the first time, it has been discovered that in boiling water the relative water resistance of SSSM, structured by SMS-process and having preheating, monotonically increases with preheating temperature rising from 100 to 600 °C, sharply increases when heated to 600-700 °C and practically becomes absolute after preliminarily preheating to higher temperatures. Practical value. Research results will be useful in concepts of processes accompanying destruction of structured sands with water-soluble binders expanding, as well as in technologies and equipment development designed for SSS rods and mold rests removing from castings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose. To study the effect of zonal cooling, i.e. various cooling means, accelerating the heat sink to the rate of solidification in local thickenings. Metodology. Applied standard methodology for determining zonal cooling, speed of solidification, the density of the metal. Results. Determined the influence of zone cooling on the rate of solidification of the local thickening, determined by the density of the metal structure depending on the cooling with copper inserts and water. Originality. A further development of representations about the effect of zonal cooling in the casting under low pressure, the decline of defect shrinkage in the thickenings of the casting and reducing the time of exposure of the metal under pressure. Practical value. The use of zonal water-cooling in the casting under low-pressure parts "filter housing" in the mod. U95A has allowed to eliminate the shrinkage in local thickening and reduced the exposure time of the casting under pressure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With this paper we pursued the objectives to define the rational value for the moisture in the moulding compound applied for manufacturing low-temperature moulds (hereinafter referred as LTM), to determine the impact of moulding compound density on the mould strength properties, and to define vacuuming impact on LTM hardness while its freezing. All these have been successfully achieved with this research. In order to evaluate the research results, we applied the standard methods for defining the compound fluidity, compound density and vacuuming effect on hardness. In the course of the research, we revealed the dependences, which had not been reported before. These dependences show how the moulding compound manufacturing parameters and the process parameters impact the principal manufacturing properties of low-temperature moulds. This allows us to forecast low-temperature moulds properties or to obtain them with the desired properties and also to ensure manufacturing high-quality castings of aluminum and iron-carbon alloys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]