Greensand is commonly employed for the production of ferrous and non ferrous castings 6 Loam sand Loam sand is a mixture of sand and clay with water to a thin plastic paste Loam sand possesses high clay as much as 30 50% and 18% of water Patterns are not used for loam molding and shape is given to mold by sweeps
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