Natural molding sand additives for superior quality in precision castings
ECOSIL™
Edition Date :
August 16, 2023
Natural molding sand additives for superior quality in precision castings: ECOSIL™
ECOSIL™ lustrous carbon former adds the finishing touch, ensuring easy mold separation, improved surfaces and increased mold stability. Our unique eco-friendly technology, ECOSIL™ LE, drastically reduce emissions and help foundries comply with highly demanding environmental regulations and standards. This is our two-tiered Bentonite solution to provide a one-of-a-kind efficient molding system.
Product Information
Benefits
Clariant makes an important contribution to a quicker, more environmentally-friendly green sand casting process:
- Shorter mixing time = high throughput
- Low emission technology
- Smooth cast surfaces = high precision
- Faster mold disintegration
- Easy reuse of sand due to low contamination
Safety
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Construction industry
- Rail vehicle construction
- Steel industry
Solutions
Blend of high quality foundry bentonite and mineral coal
ECOSIL™ increases the stability of the mold, improves casted product quality by helping to create smooth surfaces, and speeds up mold disintegration after casting. On top of that, it minimizes emission of toxic compounds.
ECOSIL™ increases the stability of the mold, improves casted product quality by helping to create smooth surfaces, and speeds up mold disintegration after casting. On top of that, it minimizes emission of toxic compounds.
Mode of Action
Easy separation of cast and mold
The lustrous carbon former component of ECOSIL™ creates a very thin shiny carbon layer around the silica grains of the mold sand, facilitating the separation of the cast from it.
The lustrous carbon former component of ECOSIL™ creates a very thin shiny carbon layer around the silica grains of the mold sand, facilitating the separation of the cast from it.
EcoTain®
Having the highest productivity and being a good neighbor has never been this easy for foundries. Clariant’s two-tiered solution for a drastic reduction of BTEX emissions from green sand while maintaining high throughput, clean casting surfaces and low scrap rates.