Steel investment foundries make use of sand
The sand used can be further recycled
Iron Sand
Silicon carbide is certainly not chemically equivalent to fused silica sand, because the carbide contains no oxygen and the sand contains no carbon.
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It requires 49 Smithing to make the steel frame (Steel Bar) and 49 Crafting to make the glass lens (Blowing Pipe + Molten Glass (Entrana)).To make Molten Glass:Go To Entrana with a bucket, use bucket on pile of sand, use the bucket of sand on a furnace to get molten glass.
Foundry ladles usually comprise of a mild steel shell with a refractory lining material. Effectively it is the refractory lining material that allows the foundry ladle to be used with molten metal whilst the steel shell provides support for the refractory. Traditionally the refractory material used to be firebrick, fireclay or even rammed sand. However it is more common for foundries to now use special refractory concretes that have high insulation values and last longer. Examples can be seen at www.acetarc.co.uk Where small amounts of metal are to be cast foundries will sometimes use ceramic crucibles to hold the metal.
The soft sand.
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The coefficient of friction between steel and sand can vary depending on factors such as the type of steel and the type of sand. Generally, the coefficient of friction between steel and sand is around 0.5 to 0.8.
For steel it can be taken as 2.5 % to 3%
You would have to make a core using a plaster based investment or a resin bound sand. The core would have to be supported in the centre of the sand mould by core pins which leave holes that have to be filled after the core material is removed.
You can find sand without crystalline silica in locations such as non-beach environments like riverbeds, quarries, and desert regions where the sand has not undergone weathering processes that convert it into crystalline silica. Silica-free sands are used in industries that require non-silica materials, such as foundries and construction.