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SRS - Foundry: INDUSTRIAL 'A'™ Investment


Classic - Investment powder for 18K and 22K gold

Block mould investment powder

INDUSTRIAL 'A'™ has been designed specifically for the block mould process for casting all non-ferrous metals. Used for many years by leading foundries in UK on prestigious aerospace and defence work INDUSTRIAL 'A'™ will accurately produce flawless castings time after time.

  1. INDUSTRIAL 'A'™ uses only closely graded high purity raw materials to give utmost consistency in addition to high green and fired strengths
  2. Quality controls on setting time, flow and thermal expansion ensures trouble free casting from batch to batch
  3. INDUSTRIAL 'A'™ mixes easily to give a creamy consistency and breaks away easily from the cast pieces
  4. Excellent surface finish with NO mould breakdown or surface defects reducing dressing time/costs after casting
  5. INDUSTRIAL "A" can be adjusted to suit individual customer requirements. Idea for thin walled intricate castings impossible to produce by the shell process
  6. INDUSTRIAL 'A'™ cools slowly after casting promoting a uniformity of structure and mechanically properties in the cast pieces

Typical Properties - INDUSTRIAL 'A'™ INVESTMENT
Powder/water ratio100/28
Work time @ 22°C6 minutes
Setting time8 minutes
Setting strength (90 minutes)0.68 N/mm2
Thermal expansion @ 750°C0.5%
Setting expansion @ 2hrs0.72%
Volume yield per kg powder510ml

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