The application provides a sand mold prepared by a high-strength cold-box process, a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
casting. The method comprises the following steps: mixing
phenol with an alkaline solution, adding a
formaldehyde solution, and performing reaction under temperature rise; after a period of reaction, an alkaline solution, water and an additive are added under
temperature drop to obtain a
phenol-
formaldehyde resin solution; the
phenol-
formaldehyde resin solution is mixed with a
refractory material to obtain a mixture; a curing agent is heated and gasified, and then blown into the mixture through a core shooting
machine to obtain a sand mold, wherein the curing agent is a
formic acid ester curing agent; the
molar ratio of the alkaline substance in the alkaline solution to the phenol is 0.2-0.5:1; the
formic acid ester curing agent is a compound with 2-5 carbon atoms; the sand mold can greatly improve the safety of the alkaline phenol-formaldehyde resin cold-box method, avoid explosion and fire hazards caused by
organic ester gasification in the production process of the sand mold, ensure safe production, and improve the quality of the sand mold with a new type of curing agent.