Abstract: A casting mold for producing a casting having a front side and a rear side from a curable casting compound, including at least a first mold part shaping the front side and a second mold part shaping the rear side, the mold parts together delimiting a casting cavity. The first mold part has a first metal layer delimiting the casting cavity and the second mold part has a second metal layer delimiting the casting cavity. At least one metal layer is at least partially deformable for the purpose of changing the casting cavity volume. At least one mold part has an areal intermediate layer which is composed of an elastically deformable and compressible material and against which the metal layer of the mold part is movable with build-up of a restoring force on the part of the deforming intermediate layer.

Abstract: A casting mold for producing a casting having a front side and a rear side from a curable casting compound, including at least a first mold part shaping the front side and a second mold part shaping the rear side, the mold parts together delimiting a casting cavity. The first mold part has a first metal layer delimiting the casting cavity and the second mold part has a second metal layer delimiting the casting cavity. The two metal layers overlap in the region of their peripheries and at least the first metal layer is heatable by way of an assigned heating device. An insulation element is arranged on the metal layer of the first or of the second mold part in a peripherally encircling manner. The insulation element in the closed position bears peripherally against the other metal layer and thermally separates the two metal layers, which do not come into contact with one another, from one another.

Abstract: A sanitary basin molded part, for example a kitchen sink, a washbasin or a shower tray, has a main part (10) that has the shape of the sanitary basin molded part and ensures its mechanical stability. On the visible side of the sanitary basin molded part a covering layer (20) is arranged in at least one surface region on top of the main part (10). The covering layer includes a fibrous tissue (24) saturated with a cured binding agent. A method produces a sanitary basin molded part of this kind.

Abstract: A sanitary basin molded part, for example a kitchen sink, a washbasin or a shower tray, has a main part (10) that has the shape of the sanitary basin molded part and ensures its mechanical stability. On the visible side of the sanitary basin molded part a covering layer (20) is arranged in at least one surface region on top of the main part (10). The covering layer includes a fibrous tissue (24) saturated with a cured binding agent. A method produces a sanitary basin molded part of this kind.

Abstract: A sanitary basin molded part, for example a kitchen sink, a washbasin or a shower tray, has a main part (10) that has the shape of the sanitary basin molded part and ensures its mechanical stability. On the visible side of the sanitary basin molded part a covering layer (20) is arranged in at least one surface region on top of the main part (10). The covering layer includes a fibrous tissue (24) saturated with a cured binding agent. A method produces a sanitary basin molded part of this kind.

Abstract: A basin molding (1), for example a kitchen sink, a washbasin or the like, is made of a composite material having a polymerized cured binder (14) and fillers (16). The basin molding (1) has a visible side (34) and a rear side (36), which is located opposite the visible side (34). Unidirectionally oriented fibers (10) are polymerized into the composite material on, or in the vicinity of, the surface of the rear side (36) of the basin molding (1). A method produces such basin molding (1).

Abstract: A cast-molded article in a composite material comprising a cured polymeric binder incorporating embedded particles of filler, characterized in that the binder incorporates randomly distributed fibers of polyamide, wherein the fibers have a length of 5-20 mm and a diameter of 0.05-0.2 mm and the fibers comprise 0.02-0.5 wt % based on the overall mass of the cast-molded article.

Abstract: A cast-molded article in a composite material comprising a cured polymeric binder incorporating embedded particles of filler, characterized in that the binder incorporates randomly distributed fibers of polyamide, wherein the fibers have a length of 5-20 mm and a diameter of 0.05-0.2 mm and the fibers comprise 0.02-0.5 wt % based on the overall mass of the cast-molded article.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary basin molded part, for example a kitchen sink, a washbasin or a shower tray, having a main part (10) which has the shape of the sanitary basin molded part and ensures the mechanical stability thereof, characterized in that on the visible side of the sanitary basin molded part a covering layer (20) is arranged in at least one surface region on top of the main part (10), which covering layer comprises a fibrous tissue (24) saturated with a cured binding agent. The invention further relates to a method for producing a sanitary basin molded part of this kind.

Abstract: The invention relates to a basin molding (1), for example a kitchen sink, a washbasin or the like, made of a composite material having a polymerized cured binder (14) and fillers (16) incorporated therein, wherein the basin molding (1) has a visible side (34) and a rear side (36), which is located opposite the visible side (34), characterized in that unidirectionally oriented fibers (10) are polymerized into the composite material on, or in the vicinity of, the surface of the rear side (36) of the basin molding (1), and to a method for producing such a basin molding (1).

Abstract: A molded article, such as, a kitchen sink, a wash basin, a work surface, or the like, is produced from a composite material comprising a cured polymer binder and filler particles by molding. The surface of a visible face of the molded article, that is substantially horizontal when the molded article is in use, exhibits irregularities formed by pores. More than 30% and less than 90%, in particular more than 40% and less than 80%, and preferably more than 50% and less than 65% of the surface of the visible face is formed by pores with an average width of more than 0.1 mm and less than 1 mm, an average depth of more than 10 ?m and less than 50 ?m, and the average ratio of depth to width of the pores of more than 1:4 and less than 1:30.

Abstract: A molded plastic body is produced from a cured reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is pourable in a non-cured state and includes 50 to 90% by weight, based on the reaction mixture, of an inorganic particulate filler, a crosslinking agent, and 10 to 50% by weight, based on the reaction mixture, of a binder solution. The binder solution includes a monomer and a polymer dissolved in it. The molded plastic body is characterized in that the percentage of the crosslinking agent admixed with the binder solution is more than 10% by weight based on the percentage of the monomer in the binder solution. The invention also relates to a method for producing the molded plastic body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a moulding (1), such as a kitchen sink, wash basin, work surface or the like, produced from a composite material comprising a cured polymer binder and filler particles embedded therein, by moulding a preferably repeatedly usable mould, wherein the surface (8) of a visible face (10) of the moulding (1), in particular a visible face (10) of the moulding (1) that is substantially horizontal in the use state of the moulding (1), has irregularities formed by pores (20), characterised in that more than 30% and less than 90%, in particular more than 40% and less than 80%, and preferably more than 50% and less than 65% of the surface (8) of the visible face (10) is formed by pores (20), the width (24) of which amounts on average to more than 0.1 mm and less than 1 mm, the depth (26) of which amounts on average to more than 10 ?m and less than 50 ?m, and the ratio of depth (26) to width (24) of the pores (20) amounts on average to more than 1:4 and less than 1:30.

Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative element (10, 12) for water fittings, comprising a sleeve-type section which is produced of plastic, the decorative element (10, 12) for water fittings being placed on the water fitting (1) via said section. The decorative element is characterized in that the sleeve-type section is produced of a composite material including a cured polymer binder (16) and a particulate filler (18) incorporated thereinto. The invention also relates to a method for producing a decorative element (10, 12) for water fittings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a molded plastic body (1) which is produced from a cured reaction mixture (2). Said reaction mixture (2) is pourable in the non-cured state and comprises 50 to 90% by weight, based on the reaction mixture (2), of an inorganic particulate filler (3), a cross-linking agent (4), and 10 to 50% by weight, based on the reaction mixture (2), of a binder solution (5). Said binder solution (5) comprises a monomer and a polymer dissolved therein. The inventive molded plastic body is characterized in that the percentage of the cross-linking agent (4) admixed to the binder solution (5) is more than 10% by weight based on the percentage of the monomer in the binder solution (5). The invention also relates to a method for producing the molded plastic body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of molded parts having a front face and a back face made of a hardenable reaction material, whereby a casting mold consisting of several mold parts is formed, said casting mold having a configuration that remains substantially unchanged during a molding and hardening step and forming a cavity into which the reaction material is filled and hardened, whereupon the casting mold is opened and the molded part is removed from the casting mold. At least one casting mold part has a deformable surface and the cavity of the casting mold is filled with a predetermined amount of hardenable reaction material from a reservoir. The reaction material is hardened while the volume of the cavity of the casting mold is reduced by deformation of the deformable surface of the casting mold.

Abstract: With an integral, board-like component, in particular for use as a kitchen working surface, comprising a visible side and a rear side, wherein the visible side comprises a layer consisting of a polymer matrix filled with a first, inorganic filler, its specific density being greater than the specific density of the polymer matrix, it is suggested for the production of the boards in a simple manner and with a good planarity that the filler content of the first filler in the visible side layer be 50 to 90% by volume, that the rear side comprise a layer which is formed from a polymer matrix filled with a second inorganic filler, wherein the proportion of the polymer matrix in this layer in % by volume differs quantitatively by 20% at the most from the volume content of the polymer matrix in the visible side layer and wherein the specific density of the second filler is ≦0.6 g/cm3.

Abstract: To improve the resistance to scratching of plastic molded articles comprising a polymer matrix filled with inorganic fillers, the filler content being 50 to 90% by weight in relation to the filled matrix, it is suggested that the filler comprise two filler fractions (a) and (b), wherein the filler fraction (a) has a particle size distribution with 98% by weight of the particles having a particle size .ltoreq.150 .mu.m and is distributed essentially uniformly in the polymer matrix, and wherein the filler fraction (b) comprises particles having a particle size of approximately 300 .mu.m to approximately 3000 .mu.m, wherein the proportion of the filler fraction (b) is approximately 1 to 35% by weight of the total filler content, and wherein the proportion of the filler fraction (b) in an outer surface layer of the molded article is enriched to at least 30% by weight in relation to the total mass of the filled matrix.

Abstract: In a casting composition comprising a curable syrup which contains a liquid monomer and polymer components optionally dissolved therein, and an inorganic filler which includes a quartz sand product, in order to simplify the production of white molded articles, it is proposed that a product, the individual grain of which consists in the core essentially of quartz and at the surface essentially of .alpha.-cristobalite (low-temperature modification) be selected as quartz sand product.

Abstract: In a castable, curable composition for producing plastic molded articles, comprising a sirup containing a proportion of acrylic acid monomer and/or derivatives thereof, in order to achieve an improved boiling resistance of the plastic molded articles produced from the composition, it is proposed that a proportion of a further component of the formula (I) ##STR1## which contains an ethylenically unsaturated group of the formula (II)--R.sub.5 --R.sub.6 (II)and/or contains a group of the formula (III) ##STR2## be added. The sirup may also optionally contain a proportion of a prepolymer, in particular PMMA, and, in addition, a particulate, inorganic filler in a proportion of 50 to 90% by weight in relation to the total composition, pigments and a radical initiator system are contained in the sirup. The viscosity of the total composition is .ltoreq.100 Pa.multidot.