Doles
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2/1995 D0165
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References Cited
7 Claims, N0 Drawings
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cate and then sieving dry refractory grains onto the freshly
dipped pattern. The most commonly used dry refractory
grains include quartZ, fused silica, Zircon, alumina and
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aluminosilicate.
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preferred.
The present inventor has discovered that incorporating at
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tively increases the strength and solids level of the shell. The
inventor has also found that microsilica additions create
Usually before the shell has cooled from this high tempera
EXAMPLES
Example 1
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TABLE 1
Slurry Ingredients
Colloidal silica1
Deionized Water
Concentrations (ratios)
1576 g
315 g
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TABLE l-continued
Slurry Ingredients
Concentrations (ratios)
189
1105
3315
1.5
4.2
19.5
260
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
drying, the edges are removed with a belt sander. The two
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Company)
630% silicone emulsion (available from Dow Corning Corporation of
Midland, Michigan)
where
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as coats were added. The ?nal shells had four coats with
specimens.
Nalcast S2 stucco plus one seal coat (no stucco). All coats
were dried at 7375 F., 3545% relative humidity and air
?ows of 200300 feet per minute. After a twenty-four hour
Bending or De?ection
The test specimen bends as the load is applied. The
maximum de?ection is recorded as the specimen breaks.
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Fracture Load
The fracture load is the maximum load that the test
condition.
Fracture Index
The fracture index is a measure of the work or energy
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TABLE 4
Green
MOR
Hot MOR
Fired MOR
%Solids
449 psi
589 psi
1335 psi
1730 psi
467 psi
708 psi
76.00
79.45
671 psi
745 psi
1646 psi
1808 psi
506 psi
801 psi
77.71
80.12
783 psi
848 psi
918 psi
1398 psi
1914 psi
1821 psi
711 psi
805 psi
745 psi
77.44
79.24
79.81
TABLE 2
A.F.
System
MOR MOR
Load (lbs)
0% TX-11280 Polymer
Green Results
P1/P2
P1/P2/Fume
Hot Results
10.71
17.70
483
621
P1/P2
P1/P2/Fume
Fired Results
24.61
35.82
1067
1287
181
205
7.03
7.10
48.5
80.5
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P1/P2
P1/P2/Fume
13.41
14.38
600
538
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Example 2
TABLE 3
Slurry Ingredients
Colloidal silica
Deionized Water
TX-11280 polymer1
Fused silica blend (270/200/120 mesh)2
Nalco 8815 anionic Wetting agent
DoW Corning Y-30 antifoam
Stealth 1A3" polypropylene ?ber
Silica fume
Concentrations (ratios)
1477 g
296 g
(the Nalcast products are available from ONDEO Nalco Company). The
approximate ratio of the blend is 20/20/60.
and ?y ash.
4. The method of claim 2 Wherein the microsilica is silica
fume.
5. The method of claim 1 Wherein the microsilica is added
to the shell in an amount from about 0.5 to about 10.0% by
4.2 g
16.3 g
0.0 g (0%), 130 g (2.0%),
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CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
PATENT NO. : 6,540,013 B1
DATED
: April 1, 2003
INVENTOR(S) : Ronald S. Doles
Page 1 of 1
It is certified that error appears in the above-identi?ed patent and that said Letters Patent is
hereby corrected as shown below:
Column 6
Line 31, replace into the shell via the slurry an effective amount of at least one
microsilica With -- at least one microsilica into the shell via the slurry in an amount
m Watt,
JON W. DUDAS