Elkem Asa

Francois Guillemin

Mourad Toumi

The present invention relates to a mould powder for coating cast moulds for reducing surface defects, such as pinholes, in ductile cast iron products. The mould powder comprises 10-99.5% by weight of a ferrosilicon alloy, 0.5-50% by weight of iron sulphide, and optionally 1-30% by weight of CaSi, and/or 1-10% by weight of CaF. The invention further relates to a mould coating on and internal surface of a casting mould comprising 10-99.5% by weight of a ferrosilicon alloy, 0.5-50% by weight of iron sulphide, and optionally 1-30% by weight of CaSi, and/or 1-10% by weight of CaF.

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Ligny En Barrois, France

Francois Guillemin