A lining structure for a refractory vessel contains a first layer containing refractory material; a second layer, in communication with and parallel to the first layer, containing a metal layer or component; and a third layer, in communication with and parallel to the second layer, containing refractory material. The metal component in the second layer contains filled transverse passages, between the surface of the second layer in contact with the first layer and the surface of the second layer in contact with the third layer, producing support structures to maintain the structural integrity of the refractory vessel in use.

The invention relates to core-shell particles for use as a filler for feeder compositions for producing feeders, comprising (a) a core which possesses one or more cavities and a wall surrounding these cavities, where the core (a) has an average diameter in the range from 0.15 to 0.45 mm, (b) a shell enclosing the core and consisting of or comprising (b1) particles comprising or consisting of a material from the group consisting of calcined kaolin or cordierite, where the particles (b1) have a d10 of at least 0.05 m and a d90 of at most 45 m, and also (b2) a binder which binds the particles (b1) to one another and to the core (a).

A system and method for moulding metal parts having a first metal structure (4) which is integrally attached to a rotating machine, where said structure (4) is associated with a cover (3) and a plurality of fastening elements (1, 2), and where, in turn, the structure (4) is integrally attached to a cylindrical metal die (5) containing a ceramic mould (7) and hardened sand (6) for filling the die (5).

A system and method for moulding metal parts having a first metal structure (4) which is integrally attached to a rotating machine, where said structure (4) is associated with a cover (3) and a plurality of fastening elements (1, 2), and where, in turn, the structure (4) is integrally attached to a cylindrical metal die (5) containing a ceramic mould (7) and hardened sand (6) for filling the die (5).

A casting article according to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a circuit forming portion including an interior channel and an outer shell body that surrounds the interior channel. An engineered failure feature is formed in the outer shell body and is configured to increase compressibility of the casting article during a casting process.

A casting article according to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a circuit forming portion including an interior channel and an outer shell body that surrounds the interior channel. An engineered failure feature is formed in the outer shell body and is configured to increase compressibility of the casting article during a casting process.

A single crystal ceramic core composition has an inorganic portion and an organic portion. The inorganic portion makes up about 85% by weight of the total weight of the ceramic core composition, and the organic portion makes up about 15% by weight of the total weight of the ceramic core composition. The inorganic portion includes about 94 to 98% by weight spherical fused silica, and about 2 to 6% by weight zircon flour. The organic portion includes about 84 to 88% by weight binder, about 1 to 2% by weight dye, about 6 to 12% by weight surfactant, and about 1 to 5% by weight polymeric fiber.

A single crystal ceramic core composition has an inorganic portion and an organic portion. The inorganic portion makes up about 85% by weight of the total weight of the ceramic core composition, and the organic portion makes up about 15% by weight of the total weight of the ceramic core composition. The inorganic portion includes about 94 to 98% by weight spherical fused silica, and about 2 to 6% by weight zircon flour. The organic portion includes about 84 to 88% by weight binder, about 1 to 2% by weight dye, about 6 to 12% by weight surfactant, and about 1 to 5% by weight polymeric fiber.

A kneaded sand property adjusting system including: a kneading device; a kneaded sand storage hopper that stores kneaded sand; a molding device that molds the sand conveyed from the sand storage hopper; a control device that controls water injection until a property of the sand meets a kneaded sand target property; and kneaded sand amount measuring instruments that measure the amount of sand stored in storage hopper, wherein the control device stores the batch number of each kneaded batch and the kneaded sand property measured at the time of kneading, calculates the batch number of the kneaded batch that corresponds to the molding sand being loaded into the molding device by the kneaded sand amount measuring instruments, associates the property of the molding sand with the property stored on by the batch number that was calculated, and corrects the target property on the basis of the values of the properties.

A 3D printer creates a ceramic casting shell of high accuracy. Casting molten metal into this shell creates an accurate metal object. The ceramic shell is formed from a paste made from a low hardness ceramic, dried by freeze drying. To overcome the shear thinning behaviour of ceramic pastes a positive displacement pump is in close proximity to the nozzle.