Abstract:
A foundry binder comprising furfuryl alcohol and hexaalkoxymethylmelamine is disclosed. The binder is substantially anhydrous. In using the binder it is substantially free of formaldehyde odor in the fabrication of the binder, in the production of sand shapes, and in metal foundry pouring operations. The hexaalkoxymethylmelamine does not have to be cooked with the furfuryl alcohol as does formaldehyde in commercial furfuryl alcohol-formaldehyde binders, and yet the binder provides strengths which are comparable to the furfuryl alcohol-formaldehyde binders.
Abstract:
This invention relates to curing of furan-formaldehyde resins with phenolic resole resins under acidic conditions, and relates to the application of this method to the formation of foundry sand shapes, for example.
Abstract:
A monomeric foundry binder comprising furfuryl alcohol and resorcinol is disclosed. The binder is substantially anhydrous, generates no nitrogen, is free of formaldehyde odor both in fabrication of the binder and in production of the sand shapes, and in pouring operations. It provides strengths which are better than those normally achieved with polymeric furfuryl alcohol-containing resins, and provides for quicker strip times.