@ARTICLE{Vaskova_I._Technological_2018, author={Vaskova, I. and Conev, M. and Hrubovčáková, M.}, volume={vol.18}, number={No 4}, journal={Archives of Foundry Engineering}, pages={45-49}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The use of environmentally friendly inorganic binders and new technologies for cores production is widely discussed topic in recent years. This paper contains information about new hot curing process for core making with alumina-silicate based inorganic binders – geopolymers. Main differences between hot cured geopolymers and hot cured alkali silicate based inorganic binders are discussed. The main objective of this research paper was to investigate basic technological properties of geopolymer binder system such as strength, compaction, storage ability and knock-out properties. For this purpose, three mixtures with different powder additives were prepared and tested in laboratory conditions using specific methods. Strength properties evaluation showed sufficient levels as well as knock-out properties measurement, even with additives B and C originally designed for the use with alkali silicate based two component binder systems. Additives B and C were considered compatible with geopolymer binders after casting production trial results. Storage ability of geopolymers seems to be more sensitive than of alkali silicate based binders in the same tested conditions. Mixtures with geopolymer binder showed 20% more decrease of strength compared to alkali silicate binders after 24 hours in conditions of 25 °C and 65 %RH.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Technological Properties of Moulding Sands with Geopolymer Binder for Aluminium Casting}, URL={http://sd.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/107844/PDF/AFE%204_2018_09.pdf}, keywords={Inorganic binder, strength, Geopolymer, Sand core, Knock-out properties, Aluminium}, }