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MOULDING BOX [4 records]

Record 1 2003-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

A metal or wood frame used for making and holding a sand mold. The upper part is called the cope; the lower, the drag.

PHR

built-up moulding box

Key term(s)
  • molding mold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Cadre le plus souvent métallique, de forme carrée, rectangulaire ou diverse, dans lequel on tasse le sable des moules de fonderie au contact du modèle.

PHR

châssis démontable

Key term(s)
  • châssis de moulage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fundición
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Record 2 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

Any core binder process that uses a gas or vaporized catalyst to cure a coated sand while it is in contact with the core box at room temperature.

Key term(s)
  • cold box molding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
CONT

Les fonderies : procédés de noyautage [...] Les différents procédés de noyautage sont les procédés à chaud (Croning, boîte chaude, boîte tiède); les procédés à froid sans gazage (Alphaset, Pepset) ou avec gazage (Ashland, Bêtaset et Isoset).

CONT

Noyautage. Sable [...] procédés boîte froide Isocet, Ashland, Pepset [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

To coat the internal sides and bars of a moulding box (flask) with wet day, in order to ensure adherence of the sand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Enduire les parois intérieures et les barres d'un châssis avec de l'argile délayée, pour assurer l'adhérence.

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

Moulding in which at least two moulding boxes are used for one mould.

OBS

flask: In foundry work, a molding box which holds the sand into which molten metal is poured. Top half or part is its cope, bottom is drag, furnished with locating lugs.

OBS

for "cope-and-drag molding" : This term is used by Fonderie Magotteaux Canada S.C.C. in Magog, Quebec, but was not found during research.

Key term(s)
  • box casting
  • flask molding
  • box molding
  • cope-and-drag moulding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
CONT

Moulage en châssis. C'est le procédé de moulage le plus fréquemment utilisé, car il est applicable à la plupart des cas (...). Les formes et les montages sont très variés (...)

OBS

«moulage chape-fond» : Terme employé à la Fonderie Magotteaux Canada S.C.C.

Spanish

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