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    Hexa Process

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    The document discusses the process of creating shell molds for casting using phenol formaldehyde resin and hexamethylene tetra amine catalyst. The resin and catalyst mixture cures the sand into a hard shell when heated. The process involves pouring heated sand over a pattern, curing the sand into a shell of desired thickness, and heating the shell to fully cure it. The two shell halves are then assembled and used to produce a casting.

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    Hexa Process

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    The document discusses the process of creating shell molds for casting using phenol formaldehyde resin and hexamethylene tetra amine catalyst. The resin and catalyst mixture cures the sand into a hard shell when heated. The process involves pouring heated sand over a pattern, curing the sand into a shell of desired thickness, and heating the shell to fully cure it. The two shell halves are then assembled and used to produce a casting.

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    The document discusses the process of creating shell molds for casting using phenol formaldehyde resin and hexamethylene tetra amine catalyst. The resin and catalyst mixture cures the sand into a hard shell when heated. The process involves pouring heated sand over a pattern, curing the sand into a shell of desired thickness, and heating the shell to fully cure it. The two shell halves are then assembled and used to produce a casting.

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    Hexa Process

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    The document discusses the process of creating shell molds for casting using phenol formaldehyde resin and hexamethylene tetra amine catalyst. The resin and catalyst mixture cures the sand into a hard shell when heated. The process involves pouring heated sand over a pattern, curing the sand into a shell of desired thickness, and heating the shell to fully cure it. The two shell halves are then assembled and used to produce a casting.

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    Hexamethylene tetra amine Catalyst

    The Phenol Formaldehyde resin are thermoplastic


    in nature & require a formaldehyde donor to cure
    at a certain temperature. After blending of resin &
    Catalyst as it is thermoset in nature and thus
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    formation of Shell mould & Cores are accomplished.


    The Catalyst used is a blend of Hexamethylene
    tetra amine & a Lubricant.
    Lubricant helps in improving Flowability.
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    Steps to prepare Shell Mould
    Step I
    A Match plate metal pattern comprising Cope &
    Drag is heated to the required temperature and
    fitted over a box containing the sand mixture.
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    Step II
    The box is inverted such that the sand mix falls
    over the hot pattern, this cures a layer of sand
    mix to form a hard shell.
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    Step III
    Once the desired thickness of shell is achieved the
    box is rotated to the actual position. The shell
    thickness depends upon time of contact i.e. curing
    time. The required shell thickness (2-8mm)
    depends upon the pouring temperature
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    & complexity of
    product being casted.
    Step IV
    In order to complete the curing process the sand
    shell along with the metal plate is heated in an
    oven for a calculated time. The heat from the
    pattern helps in melting of the resin & formation
    of the bond with the sand thereby forming the
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    obtained shell.
    Step V
    The obtained shell mould from
    this process is removed from the
    pattern. Now the two portion
    Cope & Drag of the mould, which
    are manufactured by the same
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    method are assembled to form


    the mould with gating system.
    The Gating system is an integral
    part of shell. Riser is generally not
    required for this process and
    pouring basin, runner, themselves
    acts as riser.
    Some sand particles are used in a box as backing
    sand for support purpose. After cooling the
    finished casting along with sprue is sent for the
    finishing operation.
    Parameters affecting the quality of Process
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    Ishikawa cause effect diagram is constructed in


    order to illustrate affect of process parameters on
    quality of casting.

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