Effects of Moulding Sand Permeability and Pouring Temperatures on Properties of Cast 6061 Aluminium Alloy

Table 1

Particle size (μm) distribution of moulding sand.

	Coarse sand							Fine sand
Sieve range (μm)	+4750	−4750; +2360	−2360; +1180	−1180; +850	−850; +600	−600; +425	−425; +300	−300; +212	−212; +180	−180; +150	−150; +75	−75
% distribution	0.82	1.55	3.57	8.61	9.01	9.75	13.81	14.03	13.21	11.86	8.05	5.72