State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment;
Dalian University of Technology;
Dalian 116024;
P. R. China;
Department of Materials Engineering;
Dalian University of Technology;
Dalian 116024;
P. R. China;
Dalian Heavy Cast Iron Plant;
Dalian Heavy Machinery Enterprise Groups Ltd.;
Dalian 116022;
P. R. China;
α-starch; based; composite; binder; hygroscopicity-resistant; mechanisms; heat; hardening;