Setting the Standard

INVESTMENT POWDERS
STONECAST
Special application powder for stone-in-place casting or wax setting. SRS can be relied on
for highly effective solutions for stone-in-place castings because it is SRS who pioneered the
inclusion of special additives into investment powder for this kind of application.

SRS Stonecast is simple to use and is mixed in

the normal way for standard Gold and silver
investments. All that needs to be adjusted
is the burnout cycle temperature which
must not exceed 630°C.

Today, SRS Stonecast is the industry

leader for wax setting investment
powders. It works by ensuring that
the correct de-oxidising additives
are present, thereby minimising
the risk of damage to diamonds
or other precious stones. These
include problems with burnt
diamonds, accelerated set
times, incomplete filling, spalling
and flashing over or under stones.

Specialist Refractory Services Limited (a division of Goodwin Refractory Services Limited).

Registered Office: Ivy House Foundry, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, ST1 3NR.
Registered in England. No: 01797882. VAT No: GB278 9237 05.

Tel:+44 (0) 1782 663600 | sales@srs-ltd.co.uk

 Normal Burnout Cycle
800
730°C
700 Setting the Standard
600

I N V E S150°C/hr
TMENT POWDERS

Temperature °C
500

400

300
230°C
STONECAST
200

Do not remove flasks from100 furnace to cast until they have been held at casting temperature for a minimum
the core of3hrs
1.5hrs
of 1 hour. If held for less than 1 hour, the flasks will be at a 3.5hrs 4hrsthe
much higher temperature than 1h
digital temperature display states,0 and1 may 2result in
3 metal 4 mould 5 reaction.
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Time in hours
• Slurry temperature 21°C
• Leave for 90 min to stand before burnout

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS
SRS PRODUCT
POWDER TO WATER RATIO 100 TO 38 SELECTOR CHAR
MIXING BY HAND MIXING BY MACHINE
1 Add powder to water 1 Add powder to water

12k Yellow
14k Yellow
18k Yellow
9k Yellow
2 Mix for 3 minutes 2 Mix for 4 - 5 minutes under full vacuum

Brass
Silver
3 Vacuum mixture for 1 minute 3
4 4 Vacuum flasks for 2 minutes
Silk
Vacuum flasks for 2 minutes Remove flasks immediately from vacuum
5 5
and to stand on a firm surface for 2 hours
Classic
Remove flasks immediately from
6 vacuum and to stand on a firm Eurovest
surface for 2 hours

Stonecast Burnout Cycle

700
630°C 630°C
600 Casting
Temperature
500
150°C/hr
Temperature °C

400

300
230°C
200

100
3hrs 2.5hrs 4hrs
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Time in hours

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Specialist Refractory Services Limited (a division of Goodwin Refractory Services Limited).

Registered Office: Ivy House Foundry, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, ST1 3NR.
Registered in England. No: 01797882. VAT No: GB278 9237 05.

Tel:+44 (0) 1782 663600 | sales@srs-ltd.co.uk