Low-pressure die casting, gravity casting, investment casting, sand casting — non-ferrous and ferrous foundries lean on ceramics for dosing tubes, riser tubes, thimbles, pouring spouts and break rings. Anderman supplies aluminium titanate, fused silica, SiC and boron-nitride components engineered for direct molten-metal contact.
Aluminium titanate is the proven step-change over fused silica for non-ferrous die casting — longer life, no preheat, cleaner melts. Anderman is one of the experienced specifiers and suppliers of reaction-sintered Al₂TiO₅ in the UK and France.
Non-wetting behaviour to molten aluminium, copper and bronze is the difference between a 3-shift component and one that lasts a campaign. Specification focuses on melt compatibility first, temperature second.
Direct supply into UK and French aluminium die-casting plants, brass and bronze foundries, and investment casting houses. We know the cycle, the wear and the QC expectations.
Riser tubes and stalks in low-pressure die casting are the highest-wear ceramic components in the foundry — direct molten-aluminium contact, pressure-driven flow, repeated thermal cycling. Aluminium titanate is the dominant specification: non-wetting, no preheat, low conductivity, longer life than fused silica. Anderman supplies stalks up to 590 mm long and 200 mm diameter, plus dosing-furnace components.
Pouring spouts, launder linings and transfer ladles for gravity and sand casting handle aluminium, brass and bronze melts. Aluminium titanate and SiC dominate non-ferrous; mullite and alumina cover ferrous service. Boron-nitride coatings reduce metal pickup at the spout exit.
Investment casting uses fused-silica and alumina-silica cores leached out chemically after solidification. Anderman supplies the raw refractory grades for core production, plus the pour-cup and shell components used in the foundry — including high-purity alumina for single-crystal superalloy work.
Brass and bronze foundries use SiC crucibles for melt holding, alumina and aluminium-titanate components for transfer ladles and pouring. Plunger tips in pressure die casting use BN-coated alumina or aluminium titanate; break rings in horizontal continuous casting use hot-pressed BN.
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