Course detail

Moulding Materials and Ecology

FSI-PFMAcad. year: 2021/2022

The course gives an integral overview of the properties of moulding materials, sand and binder types, ceramic moulding materials, principles of recycling the moulding mixtures and the application of recycled mixtures. Also dealt with subjects of green sand moulding with a bentonite binder, sodium silicate sands, sand with synthetic resins, hot box and cold box systems, moulding sands with biogenic binders on the base of proteins. For individual technologies their effects on the environment are discussed.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Milan Horáček, CSc.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ÚST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will gain experience in the physical and chemical hardening of moulding sands,and will be made familiar with the problem of the influence of moulding sands on the environment in foundry shops and waste deposits.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to be familiar with following: Basic mineralogy, organic and inorganic chemistry, heat transfer, fluidity and filtration of gaseous media, interaction between melt and foundry mould.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Attendance in lectures is recommended, attendance in exercises is obligatory.
Credit for exercises: semestr project - obligatory
Examination : written and oral exam.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarise students with chemical and mechanical properties of moulding materials, which will be applied in other courses on technologies. The course will extend the knowledge of basic kinds of binders and sands,as well as principles of recycled waste sands.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at laboratory seminars is compulsory. Absence from 3 seminars may be compensated for.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kolektiv: Formstoffe und Formverfahren in der Giesereitechnik, , 0
Kolektiv: Operating guide to high-density molding, , 0
Lewandowski J.L: Tworzywa na formy odlewnicze, , 0
Rusín,K: Formovací materiály a směs

Recommended reading

Jelínek P.: Slévárenské formovací směsi a materiály, , 0
Rusín K.: Slévárenské formovací materiály, , 0

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-SLE-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Alois Neudert, Ph.D.
Mgr. Zdeňka Kaňová
Ing. Michal Tegel, Ph.D.
Ing. Jaroslav Beňo, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Properties of moulding sands
Dispersal of sands grains
Moulding sands with clay binders
Cement sands
Ceramic sands
Plaster sands
Moulding sands with sodium silicates
Moulding sands with resin binders
Moulding sands with oil bindres
Moulding sands with polysacharides
Coating materials for moulds and cores
Recycling of moulding sands
Safety and working condition with moulding materials

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Alois Neudert, Ph.D.
Ing. Jaroslav Beňo, Ph.D.
Ing. Michal Tegel, Ph.D.
Mgr. Zdeňka Kaňová

Syllabus

The way of a grain size determination,integral curve of grains, Stokes law, etc. Testing of bentonite sands - green sands properties, compactibility properties, influenced bentonite sands after contacts with fluid metals. Technological properties of sodium silicate sands, CO2 process, Ester hardening process, dicalcium silicate process, FeSi process. Plasters moulding sands for Art casings. Polycondensation of urea-formaldehyde resins in acid environment, selfhardening furane sands, Cold Box system catalysed with di/triethylamine,interaction on the interface mould/metal.