Due to the increasing complexity of component geometries,the ongoing development of materials with

 sophisticated casting properties, and customers’ increasing quality requirements,classic mold materials used

 today (quartz, chromite sand, and zircon) are often pushed to the limits. This results in penetration or sintered

 cores and castings, poor surfacequality, and a higher rejection rate.

     The development of synthetic CERAMIC SAND as a special molding material for use in iron and steel

 casting has been proven to address these issues. A mold material with almost perfectly spherical grains

results in ideal flow behavior during core production. The mineralization of highly thermally stressed core parts

 can bepermanently avoided by using CERAMIC SAND molding material.

     The required surface quality is almost always achieved without additional grinding. CERAMIC SAND mold

 material consists of sand grains that have an almost perfect spherical shape. 

     Some of its key featuressuch as high gas permeability, exceptional flow behavior, 

and substantially reduced binder requirement are attributed tothis characteristic.

      CERAMIC SAND can be used with all common binder systems and is compatible with both thermal and

 mechanical reclamation systems. Compared to the use of traditional raw materials for molds, binder usage

 can be reduced by up to 60%, dependingon the binder system type.