F-Term-List

B22C1/00-1/26;3/00-3/00@G;3/02

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MOLD MATERIALS, CORE MATERIALS, AND COATING MATERIALS

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. Inorganic materials

. . Silica sand

. . Special sands (e.g., zircon sand and chromite sand)

. . Refractory materials (i.e., including silica and cement)

. . Carbon materials (e.g., carbon powder and graphite)

. . Clay (e.g., bentonite)

. . Slag

. . Gypsum

. . Metals (i.e., powders and granules)

. . Inorganic fiber materials

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. . Carbon dioxide (CO2)

. . Sulfur dioxide (SO2)

. . Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)

. . Sulfur (i.e., including sulfates)

. . Phosphorus (i.e., including phosphates)

. . Carbonic acid (i.e., including carbonates)

. . Ammonia (i.e., including ammonium salts)

. . Silicates (i.e., including colloidal silica)

. . Oxides of alkaline earth metals (i.e., including hydroxides)

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. Organic non-macromolecular materials

. . Organic peroxides

. . Alcohols

. . . Furfuryl alcohols

. . Esters

. . Carboxylic acid

. . . Carboxylite and acid amides

. . Sulfonic acid

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. . Amine compounds

. . Isocyanate compounds

. . Heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen (e.g., pyridine)

. . Organic silica compounds

. . Dry oils

. . Surfactants

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. Organic macromolecular materials

. . Polysaccharides (e.g., starch and honey)

. . Polyvinyl alcohols (i.e., including vinyl acetate)

. . Polyacryl (e.g., unsaturated carboxylic acid)

. . Phenolic resins

. . . Resols

. . . Novolaks

. . . Benzyl ethels

. . Furan resins

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. . Urea resins

. . Melamine resins

. . Epoxy resins

. . Alkyd resins

. . Polyols (i.e., polyethers and polyesters)

. . Silicone resins

. . Fluororesins

. Others

B22C1/00-1/26

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PURPOSE AND EFFECTS

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. Storage stability of mold materials and core materials

. Control of hardening speed of sand-mixing

. Prevention of mold staining

. Improvement of mold-filling density (i.e., including improvement of mold reinforcement)

. Improvement of mold moisture-proofing

. Improvement of mold heat-resistance

. Improvement of mold air-permeability

. Low mold expansion

. Improvement of sand-collapse of the mold

. Improvement of recyclability of recovered sand

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. Materials for the prevention of mold defects

. Materials for environmental improvement

. Materials for casting of special alloys

. Others

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CLAIMS RELATED TO MATERIAL LIMITATIONS

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. Particle diameter

. Distribution of grain

. Composite ratio

. Molecular weight and monomer weight

. Others

B22C3/00-3/00@G;3/02

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FORMS

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. Liquids

. . Water media

. . Organic-solvent media

. Powders

. Others

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OBJECT OF COATING

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. Lost patterns or coreboxes

. Sand-casting molds

. . Sand-casting molds using depressurized molds (i.e., use of the V-process)

. Lost patterns

. Others

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COATING METHODS

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. Thermal spraying methods

. Rear suction methods

. Copying methods

. Others

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COATING PURPOSES AND EFFECTS

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. Mold release

. Plaster molds

. . Improvement of casting surfaces (i.e., including improvement of the surfaces structures of castings)

. Others