(metallurgy) Sand used in foundries to make molds for the casting of metal shapes. Also known as molding sand.
foundry sand
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(′fau̇n·drē ′sand)
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- muller (engineering)
- sand control (metallurgy)
- riddle (design engineering)
- core sand (materials)
- flask
- Peridotite (mineralogy and petrology)
- Industrial sand (SIC 1446) (industry)
- Clay, commercial
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- Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals, not elsewhere classified (SIC 1459) (industry)
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- Mixing (process engineering)
- Molding sand
- Foundry sand testing
