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Why green sand is called green?

Updated: 11/7/2022
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Green sand is a mixture of sand with bentonite clay, pulverized coal, and water used in metal casting. It is not necessarily green in color, but is called green because it is used while wet, like the "green wood" sometimes used by wood turners.

Shubham Kanungo

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Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science,Indore

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