Atomic 78 - Platinum

Atomic 78 uses advanced Acid Bonded chemistry to produce revolutionary results for the Platinum and Palladium casting industry. This powder is not mixed with diluted acid, because the acid binder has been included into the powder formulation, therefore making it an 'Add water only' investment. This ensures that the acid concentration in the investment is consistently at the correct level, and removes the necessity of having liquid acids in the workplace.

GSP have developed a mould drying system as illustrated (patent pending), whereby a rubber base with a disposable drying cartridge is used to extract the water from the flask, and no longer requires a bed of drying media. Therefore there is no need for the wax tree to be fixed to a card base, or for a paper liner inside the flask. However, if the caster prefers to use the traditional method of waxing, Atomic 78 is very versatile and can be used for this method too.

After investing, the flask should be bench set for three hours. In that time the mould will set hard and will be ready to be placed into the furnace; this is not the case with most conventional 2-part investments.

Atomic 78's clean-off after casting is equally ground-breaking, and can be seen by visiting the web site www.atomicpowder.com. The mould can be quenched in a bath of water, 10 minutes after casting; the quench is quite violent and noisy. The casting is ejected from the mould, leaving very little additional cleaning necessary: another time-saving advantage to using this product when compared to traditional 2-part investments.

Atomic 78 can also be used to cast other high melting-temperature alloys such as Chrome Cobalt and Stainless Steel. Note: The maximum flask size that can be used is 4" x 4".