Essay About Mold Boxes And Scrap Metal

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Silica sand and sheera are mxed to form a mixture known as the black sand
This mixture is used to fill the mold boxes , when complete and pressed will take the shape of the pattern of the product.
Here the cores for the mould boxes are being made using the same black sand.
The moulds are baked in the Owen at around 650 degrees Celsius to harden them.
The mould boxes are cleaned using and air pump.
Here the cores are carefully put in the mould boxes.
Mould boxes are heated so that the cores and the mould become hard and any moister if any is evaporated.
The two halves of the mould boxes are put on each other and the boxes are closed.
this is the raw material which will be melted in the furnace.
Furnace runs on coke and stone as feul
This furnace will heat upto 1300-1500 celsius
Now scrap metal and pig iron are thrown in the furnace to melt.
It comes out in melted form and is poured in the mould boxes. After 1- 1.5 minutes the mould boxes are opened .
The moulded product is red hot. They are thrown in a container together where they graduall cool down in 8-10 hours.
This is the finished product which will be sent for shot blasting and oiling.