What is Ceramic Foundry Sand?

What is Ceramic Foundry Sand

Ceramic Foundry Sand, technically named as “Fused Ceramic Sand for Foundry”, also named as ceramsite, is good spherical grain shape which is made from calcined bauxite. Its main content is aluminum oxide, and it is processed by melting, blowing, sieving and blending. Ceramic sand, has much better properties than that of silica sand to gain a better performance in foundry. It has high refractoriness, stable inert characteristics, excellent flowability, intrinsic hardness and wear resistance.

Ceramic Foundry Sand
Ceramic Foundry Sand

Ceramic Foundry Sand Property

TYPICAL CHEMICAL ANALISIS [%]:

Al2O3 Fe2O3 SiO2 FeO MgO CaO TiO2 Na2O K2O LOI
70-73 0.3max 20 / / / 3.5max / / < 0.09

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

Shape:ball, spherical

Angularity: 1.1 max, similar to ball

Bulk Density:1.95-2.05(g/cm3) Refractoriness: 1790 C min

Thermal expansion: 0.13% (10 min at 1000 C )

SIZE:

AFS25-35; AFS25-30; AFS30-35; AFS35-40; AFS40-45; AFS45-50; AFS40-50; AFS50-55; AFS55-60; AFS60-65.

MOSTLY USED AS :

Waterglass bonded sand

Resin bonded sand precision casting Expendable Pattern Casting (EPC) Copper and Aluminium articles casting treatment.

PACKING:

25kgs Pvc bags+1MT big bag

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