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Steel is the most versatile of the structural engineering materials, so more grades of steel are available for casting than any other type of alloy. The casting of steel presents a number special problems due mainly to the high casting temperature, typically 1550-1600°C, the volume shrinkage that occurs on solidification and the susceptibility of molten steel to oxide formation. Steel castings range in size from a few grams to hundreds of tonnes. Steel castings are often used in critical situations where optimum mechanical properties are essential so that freedom from casting defects is particularly important.
Foseco offers a wide range of foundry consumables and equipment to meet these requirements.
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1. Binders
Foseco offer a broad range of organic and inorganic mould and core binder systems.
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2. Coatings
Foseco’s sand mould and core coating products help foundry operators achieve the best available casting surface finishes at the highest possible level of operational efficiency.
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3. Feeding Systems
Foseco’s feeding system products are designed to help foundry operators make sound castings for less money.
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4. Filtration and Gating Systems
Foseco’s foundry filters are designed to provide the casting producer with high levels of inclusion removal and flow control as the metal enters the mould.
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5. Melt Shop Refractories
Today’s melt shop is under increasing pressure to improve productivity, temperature control, metal cleanliness.
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6. Metallurgical and Pouring Control Systems
SLAX is a range of products for coagulating and removing slag from the surface of melts in ladles or furnaces.
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