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FILE NAME: Foseco (FOS) DATE: 1969 DOC#: FOS048 DOCUM ENT DESCRIPTION: Company Sales Literature
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QUALITY METALLURGICAL
PRODUCTS, PROCESSES and
SYSTEMS
FOR TREATING
MOLTEN METALS, CORES, MOLDS and
DIES
PRODUCTS DIVISION ,FOSECO, INC.,\0. BOX 8723 - CLEVELAND. OHIO 44135 216/234 3551
fost. `ne 1 aw
FEEDING SYSTEMS
PEEDEX riser s lo p e s in ih e mold. Man is venting the oil sand cote.
PREFABRICATED HIGHLY EXOTHERMIC/
INSULATING RISER SLEEVE
For Iron find SUud
FEED ER
(U. S. ?o**i Ha. 9 J9 1 .W H
H al
With; rang? of standard sizes, usually \. 5, l> or 8 inches high with- varying intuniftl dinm eters and wall thicknesses. .Special orders up to 30" internal dmineter. Shapes for both open and blind risers. Ixw density and standard grades. R eaction tim es available from high sensitivity to moderate. Nor-
mally supplied with zircon refractory ring.
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PREFABRICATED HIGHLY INSULATING/
M ID IY IX 0IH 1R M IC U SER SLEEVE
Fe;r h<n* an<i Steel
KALMINEX*
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Standard sixes from 3 :' J.D. to 20 ' U K 0. 7. 8 ami 12 inches high, Combines the properties of high in$uiation value with an ext' thermic reaction. Offers excellent impact and shock resistance, holds up well
under jolt and linger op* orations. Minimum gas, no metal penetration, and on economical syslem,
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PREFABRICATED FIBROUS TYPE
INSULATING RISER SLEEVE
1or Noh f\*i i ints AHtiy^ ;pni kMi}
kalm jn *
Standard sizes from i " J.D. to 12" I.D., all of standard 12" height. Kasiiy cut to any height desired. Vi inch increments up to 9" I,! ) . . . , 1" increments over 9,! I f). Non*breakable, light' weight. No gas pickup, A very economic,'*I syatvm.
HIGHLY
MOLDABLE EXOTHERMIC POWDER
IN-FOUNDRY RISER SLEEVE
f m umi tiiid St<2s*
FEEDEX'# BULK
FKHDBX BULK exothermic powder can be molded to desired shape. All grades can he mixed easily with type of mechanical mixer and shapes made by any tiorial cure room practice: hand ramming, jolt core blower. Similar grades are available in FKKDEX sleeves.
ff.DEX BULK exothermic powder an he molded to various
EXOTHERMIC HOT TOPPING
f*y? h m t S teel and Noii-Foirous
FERRUX*
For insulating and preventing heat loss from the of risers in iron and steel castings. Grades for all lions, including carbon fret and lightweight versions. ular powder,
FEEDOL* For heating and insulating the surface of risers in ferrous castings. Grades ior pure copper, alloys, and aluminum alloys. Granular ponder*
kalm ex*
10.S, fiaient Wo. 7,937,2Si
Kxol hermit* metal producing and insulating feeding ferrous castings. Separate grades for steel Gronuhir powder.
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r 'f "vV in feeding technology, it's from Fosecol ^jL'jbr.svatci-s to the foundry industry, Foseco pio-
& technology and practical applications of riser sleeve, heater pads and hot topAnd, more recently, the highly insu-
h x v. i x ; sleeve technique.
*1/ advantages of Foseco feeding products
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have made tliem the most widely used and copied throughout the free world.
Whatever your application, whether iron, steel, alu minum or copper, Foseco has an efficient feeding system lo assure dependable quality and consistent, reproducible results in the foundry.
KCHDABIE EXOTHERMIC POWDER IFOR U SUNDRY HEWER PAD FABRICATION
t lief:
l|f |if |E P 6 1 ,6 1 S and other versions i , - '`'Site exothermic listened for use : heater pads
` v.%'v it Mofccssury to food a heavy section through n thin WfCt C&hbe rammed to desired shapes in n conventional
jjtswSSHwr.ili dried shape can be plana) against the pattern |||||P*Bjsed in during tire molding operation. " VjYi: J thopes (nailable n prr/tibncnlvd arm.
Foseco product packaging is engineered for enact of applica tion and i*> insure safe arrival without breakage ot the customer's foundry. PAiXFT-PAK. drums and pails art? designed for easy handling by modern material handling equipment.
PAU.ET-PAK:
Twin, four* Vi and the full PALLETtPAK are rugged, heavy duty cartop containers, sealed with steel strapping and clearly marked. Shipped on reusable pallets, For FF,PDEX and KA IA flr N BX prefabri cated sleeves and FJKRRUX exothermic hot topping,
CARTONS; For KALMIN prefabricated sleeves.
FULL PALLET-PAK
tX 6t tiotheonic ticater paiis have been coated with TtRRAl'AINT'a5fSii) ceramic leernj and arc silting on top ot the meld and alto in
is the mold.
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H O O t R H CASTING. J? ti* 0/ fOStCO. INC.
fCflKUX
M topping
H pictoz c-f>spaiai m it in
yxit<m wtfeftt poly bags.
W p p vt n tbs PAUF.T PAK
;esmb!t Allels \w $ t a 400
t. lit** &U<3,
FIBER ORUMS
fiVjgire rot rttDOC BULK -
olktmit
w?txdir.t ca ibt ff.f,-
DFX s u it , esUi U z eeijiair-s 70 to 100
lb*, ot /clhs/ffjtc {XDrJrr, 24 bags pzr
pallet.
oft Iwnjfcl fssitsH.
STEEL PAILS AND DRUMS
40 f.<J 100 t,
fo? but
f 0 E X ar i FERRX/fUDOl
notiJtr.v bel
for KALMEX prfing 69tis:c
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5 gilt.T pail {7$ ts ) tr/S
giilen drara (300 It-j.); $kip?*j c-n
pilMs.
Casting a fcaco CO, System Core
MOLDING MATERIAL & PROCESSES
SAND BINDERS
MtXAD# 40, 61 and 66, 58 For Iron; and Nori'FesfOits
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SmoMhnr* Hasher Mftlds 83 Rmlucss
C;k:-mk!* C<t'*K%
improves: ftowabiliiy, mold density, thermal properties* and mold hardness,
Uvdueest scabbing, gas evolution, materials handling and stickmesisi. Powders,
CQZ SYSTEM
C A R S ll* AND DEXIL*
CAUHII, is the* binder for the C04 p rints. Good hardness and &ht>lf lift. I.Ujmd. i)E K iL is the breakdown additive for all sands bonded the CO* prowls. Pan der. When used together, OARStf, and DRXH< offer green strength coupled with good collapsihility. in control and reliability are achieved.
CO M JOINING COMPOUND
C 0 R F 1X
Use with all typos of core samt and moltils. Supplied easy to use squeeze tube with built-in applicator, or in and 5 gal. pails. Paste.
B O N A R I L * 11 A N D M I X A D S 8 0 . F o i S t e e l a n d I r o n ' i m p r o v a * 6 m t n.<; rm i& it flhicluefts C l e a n i n g High molmrfar weight polymer. Combines chemically with bentonite, and produces a binder whose superior proper* t g s v t * improved sand mixes. Pou'drrs.
INORGANIC SELF-SETTING BINDER SYSTEM
CARSET"* tuiuli i r.'id A-:',,vUf-Aio i ...-.vn?--
Pruduer-B ceres and m olds w ith advantages not found
in conventional no'bake
system s.
C/ARSKT IS: ] Inorganic. therefore, does not prudUi.-e gaseous nit ro
sier* <>r h yd ro g e n .
2. Non* toxic
5. Odorless.
7,200 lb. CASSt-1 core; 39' 0 .0. x 137" Length. Coated with CEfcA MOLL* 1*5. liquid m z m k facing.
PARTING AGENT
SEPAROL* Parting agent fo r all types of patterns or core boxes.
TECHNICAL LITERATURE
CiO'iutt 1. BONA!I H .
?.. CAft$?
3. CARSiL i. dfxil
5. SfPAfiOL 6. MIXAO 61 r f 66 / . MIXAO <0 8. MIXAO 60 3 CORfIX
lllMS N.J.
S3
M33 I
S-3 tf-33 M-6
M37
M 27 C M 27A
M 4
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P@ $@ CS:
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fa U A LlT Y
* t ontstamtmg us frtst finish and pcwl for heavy, medium or
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ans Reduce cleaning toont time and cowl s Insulate. . Provide, k "one-coat'* protection * a chemical
5 *-frr.r Eliminate: a special sand facings a metal/moid re-
Wifif * pinholirig Prevent: sand wash chills sticking and
i<ra h'4 * metal "wetting"
Green sand mold lor iron with one coal pi CtflAMOfn 55.
fOUCO HAS A COATING Foil ANY m r.m a p p l ic a t io n
ever the metal . , . whatever the casting . . . whatever the application technique . , . fhether lor high production or jobbing work!
JS it o faundrymm think when Posi.ro As mentioned? in chemical formulations to provide high
. -caJ foundry products backed by technical service T lW B w fe netal casting problems!
j f | do foundrymen sometime* think when, Foseco is Ias u supplier of coalings? They think Foseco
' v j f provides coatings for .specialized applications. Not
S w e e t s that can be used for routine production work.
V,hif. K< seco is best known for high quality "heavy coalings such as the original " liquid ceramic
' t>t' ailed T R R lt A P A lN T * 55M, the company for iters supplied a complete range of coinjxMlively
/ . V d eo',tings for "commercial castings" applications. ||fe 0 provides proven options for a foundry's choice
. A*'i i y, medium, or light service coatings . . . to b - t my shop's range of metal sections, pouring tem,.~nt> e and as-cast finish requirements.
\ : ifrseco coatings can help to substantially reduce
' 'vp tag room time and cost.
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' Fost-oo grades listed on this page are among the t g t popular. Others are available to meet special rc-jutren'ents. We welcome your inquiry. Give Foseco a .-.Ji
n m of ro sic o c o a t in g s a r e
ghi-off * Water-base a Self drying
AVnilABLE AS
* PoAder a Paste
Bairds
Concentrated or Ready to Use
| 9 t APPLICATION BY
^ p p ray * Brush a Dip " Swab
IF YOUR METAL AND PRODUCTION
METHODS A i l ANY OF THESE
COMBINATIONS
mmsmMMm
THEN A FOSECO COATING W ill MEET YOUR NEEDS! HERE ARE A FEW;
CERAMOL') 55 , . . is becoming the industry standard multi-pur. pose coating for top notch (in ishes. for nil melis. Alcoholbase. in a wide range of ready to use dilutions. Speciat version lor polystyrene patterns.
HOtOCOTE. 31 . . , the product of choice for manganese steel, chromemoly sleets and heavy section irons and steel. With this, manganese steel cad be cast against silica sand,
TERRAPAINT* 5 5 . . the orig inal (1961), and the best " liquid ceramic facing" coating. Waterbase. lo r superior protection against all kinds of molten metal.
M01.0C0KS 3 0Z , , , wide. work, able dilution capabilities with highly refractory properties gives good surl3ce finish at even low Baum ranges. . . low application costs, imparts surface hardness to the mold, For ail metals. Espe cially stilted for light to medium section steel castings. Altohoh base.
MQIDCOTES 2 . . , extremely popular for CO, work. Seals the surface with a silky graphite fin ish. Top choice lot non-ferrous and irons. Ready to use, aicoholbase.
SPONCOTE . . helps eliminate surface and strip problems in centrifugal casting. Suitable for steel, iron and non-ferrous.
TELlURIf . . . a reliable, easy lo use coating when surface chill ing is to he induced in irons.
'AUTOMOTIVE YPES" . . . for irons up to medium sections, Easy io mix powders and pastes. Good dipping and spraying prop erties. Excellent peel. Black and non black versions.
DYGDTfrf
. grades suitable
for all specific production re
quirements encountered in perm
anent molding. Reproducible re
sults. Easy io mix and use. Also
a range p( specialty lubricants
lor die casting with emphasis on
walcr in-oit emulsions . , , non-
foaming, good suspension, low-
fuming; ideally suited tor central
systems.
C H IIC O T ES... Eliminates "bio* mg'' and "sticking" of drills.
flR H S . , . for applying to ail types of metal furnace tools, iron melting pots and ladies.
ANI5CQI. * and Mf.TI.SEFA ft . . . Anti-scale painls lor beat-treated surfaces. Prevent losses due to seals fotmalion.
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&ftOX drossiftg-olf ilux shovelled into a 50,000 lb. rimelt furnace.
COVERAl/fc and ZKNDOX& . , . For aluminum alloy 8 furnace cleaning skimming & dross reclamation & cover ing 3 OH fluxes modification a anti-reversion & treat ment of specific alloys such as aluminum-magnesium alloys. Paudcr and blocks, RRNOXS- , . . For cleaning channel of low frequency in duction furnaces. Tablets. DYOAST/S y . . Boiling flux for controlled gassing to eliminate cracks and shrinkage in aluminum alloy perma nent mold castings. Powder and tablets. LOMAG3 . . . For removing magnesium impurities in aluminum alloys. Powder and tablets. lNEUTK X^ - . Ousting compound for protecting mol ten magnesium alloys. Powder. NA1.K& . . . For maintenance`of the modtOeaiioix level in aluminum-silicon alloys. Bloch*
NDCLEANT?-. . . For aluminum alloys and modification of hypercutent io aluminum-silicon alloys, Powder, tablets, or blacks*
PEGASERS , . , For scouring, cleansing and removal of hydrogen from aluminum alloy melts. Powder? tablets or block?. !-'-f.,i*i Hfijlf atmnr N A PACS-. , . For eutec tic and hypoeutocitc alu minum-silicon alloys. Premeasured sodnun arl* ditions in airtight alumi num tans.
DYCOTm . . . For per manent molding in three main types, i. insulating.
sem j-nsulating/tuhr-
eating, 3. lubricating, Pastes and liquids.
UGS F il NBN-FEMOQI
HiOfes for a LVr- !i|i n P.-oh: Oyloe. f-ttt m .\| H m u P.'iiliisg.
ALBIlALft , . , For copper base alloys containing alumtnum, manganese or silicon. Pon der.
CUPRITE . . . For copper and copper-zinc alloys. PowdcM
and blocks,
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PLUM BRA U* ; . * For high brmiz.es {tft% and up) nod copper-lead alloys. Powder.
RECUPRXSi . . . For copper and picket alloy crap, turn- j
mgs, lx*rings, chips. Powder.
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Cl IROMBRAT/S . . . For chromium bronzes. Powder.
15L1MINALS . , * For removal of aluminum from copjie|| and nickel alloys. Powder,
fh.*s(ds :*'}* Ar?;.*??!1-:
U U P R E X . , . Oxidizing flux for copper and nickel alloyfc i Powder and blocks-.
LOGASS . . . For copper and its alloys, Tablet.
W .5.
No. 2.95S.-SZ3J
REGENERATORS . . . Oxidizing ladle flux for coppet| copper alloys, (except high conductivity) and nickel aHoys* including nickel bronze, nickel silver. Monel. Powder.
i l i p u u bM <d i AH 's.
IS
OLIMELT-MOLY-MKSHA . . . For filtering inclu.<ioni8
molten non-ferrous and light alloys. Expanded metal mc?X
ilvo yh Y tw .-
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DEOX IOlSING TUBES-'.* . . . Pure copper tubes contain
ing a variety of deoxidizing materials suitable for applica
tion to a wide range of copper and nickel alloys. Sixes la
suit various weights of melt.
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UiXi'- Hi: y MW .m d \x\< hi'-.K' A llo y s:
ZJNC COVERA U '* Powder. s Covering * Cleansing Reducing Oxidation.
1 ry%WM0MS iMl i
K l T r e a t m c n t improves Hie quality or <.')i v l . v -;. of a casting process. Treatm ents fall 1 rK1hn- main classifications:
* }, ,.* "' .*}
hat are necessary in order to obtain desired For example, the inoculation of gray and
guphite cast iron, and th modification of alum. irlloys.
, : - >4 byatmsnts that are necessary to guarantee casting te S operating conditions. Tiicse include the use of <8 id non-ferrous foundries, deoxid3nts in copper al-
y rjl' and ladle fluxes in cast iron practice.
treatment practices which are important in terms of i An example is dross conditioning and dross recSaxes in wrought and foundry aluminum practice.
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Foseco standard products fit practically all melting requirements for foundry applications. Those for wrought are often customized to suit the individual operation, although many are available as standard grades.
Over 200 specific grades ol -U) product groups are supplied as off-the-shelf items. Product groups are summarized below. T h e grade for any metal treat ment problem is best determined by consultation with a Foseco representative.
I B S FOUNDRIES
K M AND STIft I DKpctar'- Compounds:
, jj /TAB* Mold mocuhtnl. Tablet.
* *141*11inocuhmi . , . Granular. ,,SlV^t'S'' j'E# . . , T.ndleaddition for cast iron. Stabiliz. m> tta -iit.mt containing chromium and tnnngmicsu with
Granular.
, ft" *i 15*iitivc:
Controlled cupola mldiiion for uniform of iron. Blended silicon and active, rlicmicnfa.
H F .P ||| >For slag coagulation on iron ami steel mid for
........ ..."Mn. of buildup on wall of ladies anil imhietion
: fe rC v
powders.
:lz ii,Axs*
. . . For ductile. gray, malleable irons and steel,
to:
__ and coagulate slag in duel He iron. Pou der.
pinhole porosity, increase fluidity, ami re*
on Indie walls, in lw>th Kray and malleable
`
Powder.
inclusion in .steel. Pon der.
UM , , , TeHurhmi metal. Develops hardness ^M ^psIU ln gray iron. Units packaged in pure copper lubes.
m tl Di'^xHtuing Agents! W^ffeBfiOr.K.VK AND FKHROTURGS . , I'or deoxdir-
gray, white, mnlleablo or high nickel east IIIPpI$rOriu!ar powder and pure copper tubes.
| f | f tOORNS . . . For "killing"degassing and deoxidizing Ortmtdar powder.
%itil UVft?.: . . . Iaidle alloy additions for ini reducing molybdenum. manganese. and phosphor-
powder and premeasured packets.
. . . A chill inducing coating. Paste.
f c m METAl ALLOYS
" M B j f a r i d C1enning fh * * : JK&RBX8 . . . For treating lend, and load base alloys pSiStag up to 10% Iin. fVoder.
. c-rAbNEXiS . . . Ft r tin find load-tin alloys. Powder.
FOR WROUGHT industries
TIGHT ALLOYS
COVJSRALfr AND ZENDOX^ , . . For aluminum alloys * furnace dean ini* ss skimming & dross reclamation ss cover ing a O il fluxes modification anli-rcvcrsion ss treatmen! of specific alloys such as aluminum-magnesium. Pow der and blocks. RF,NOX` . , . For cleaning channels of low frequency in duction furnaces. Tablets. N A I.0K 3 * . . For mainivnaneo of Iho modification level in fliumimtm-silicon alloys. Block, D>t&smg DEGASKR& . . . For cleansing and removal of harmful hydrogen gases from aluminum alloy melts. 4 lb. Tablets. iluutt NUCLRANT* . . x For aluminum alloys of all types. Pow der, tablets. or blocks. Smltin n Motfiikatiem: NAPAO4* < , , Prtononsurcd sodium additions in airtight aluminum cans (or idumimon-silicon alloys. LuhfiC.'ints and Coatings; LUBTXS * , . Mcial mold lubricants for semi-con!inuous casting of wrought light alloys. Liquids and paste. DYCOTl>% 39 . . . High cjunlity sow and pig mold coating. Liquid.
COFFER BASE
R io e # ;:
CUPRlTfr . . . Neutral flux for covering, protecting, reduc ing oxide formations ami refining copper and coppef-zinc alloys. Powder and blocks. OUPHBX4' ,. . Oxidizing flux for copper and copper-niche! alloys, Powder and blocks. Deg'AsMitf* A ^ n l: LOGAS& . . . For copper alloys. Tablets, to.5. town No. 2.956,8/3)
a m i C o ver?;;
INGOTOL& : <. For billet and slab molds used m static easting. Liquid paste, a For semi-continuous casting to protect and cover metal in 1roughs, runner boxes and molds. Powders.
Foseco. Ir*c\. Steel Mill Products Division, services steel mill. Products include PROFAX& (insulating! and FKRDEX& (exothermic) hot tops, and FERRUX-& ex othermic hot topping compounds.
Refractory specialties are produced 1>v EUREKA RH-
FRACTORIES, INC.. a FOSECO subsidiary.
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