Claims
- 1. A process for producing a cast composite in a static sand mold having a sprue, a sprue basin, a runner, and a mold ingate system comprising: locating reinforcing means in at least one of said sprue, said sprue basin, said runner and said mold ingate system; pouring a molten nonferrous metal into said sand mold; and allowing the metal to cool and to solidify to produce a composite casting.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing materials are in the form of powder, powder compacts, machining chips, wire, wire mesh, rods, chaplets, ribbon, plate and mold coatings.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/506,605, filed Jul. 25, 1995, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of 08/246,081 filed May 19, 1994, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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