i. The wooden, metal, or cardboard box divided into narrow parallel sections, used to store the cores at the surface as they are extracted from a core barrel or corer.

What is the difference between core and core box?

Any kind of hollowness in form of holes and recesses in castings is obtained by the use of cores. Cores are made by means of core boxes comprising of either single or in two parts. Core boxes are generally made of wood or metal and are of several types.

What are the different types of core boxes?

Core boxes are generally made of wood or metal and are of several types. The main types of core box are half core box, dump core box, split core box, strickle core box, right and left hand core box and loose piece core box.