Abstract: Disclosed is a foundry core wash made of a hydrocarbon solvent, fumaric acid resin, particulated calcium aluminate and a suspending agent. The core wash has particular utility for sand cores made with an inorganic binder used in pressurized die casting.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing the amount of atmospheric moisture absorbed by foundry sand cores and molds. A wash coating composition is applied to the surfaces of foundry sand cores and molds. The coating comprises an organic liquid which can be chlorinated hydrocarbon, a suspending agent which can be clay, a vegetable gum or an amine-treated bentonite, a refractory powder which can be graphite, coke, mica, silica, alumina, magnesia, talc or zircon flour, and an organic polymer or copolymer, vinyl toluene/acrylate copolymer, styrene/acetylene copolymer, acrylate homopolymers and styrene/butadiene copolymers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metal filled resin compositions having a cast metal appearance, curable at room temperature comprised of certain phenol-formaldehyde resins, a polyisocyanate hardener therefor, a catalytic concentration of a base, and a metallic powder of proper size and configuration.