Chromite sand is a naturally occurring spinel consisting primarily of the oxides of chrome and iron. It is a by-product of ferro-chrome production and is mainly used in foundry applications and in glass production.
Technical Data Sheet of Foundry Chromite sand:
| CHEMICAL COMPOSITION | |
| Cr2O3 | ≥46.0% |
| SiO2 | ≤1.0% |
| FeO | ≤26.5% |
| CaO | ≤0.3% |
| MgO | ≤10% |
| AL2O3 | ≤15.5% |
| P | ≤0.003% |
| S | ≤0.003% |
| Cr/Fe | 1.55:1 |
| TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | |
| Hardness: | Mohs:5.5-6 |
| Melting Point: | Sublimes at 2180 ℃ |
| Sintering point: | >1800℃ |
| The sintered | 1600℃ |
| Specific Gravity: | 4.0-4.8 g/cm3 |
| Bulk density(LPD): | 2.5-3 g/cm3 |
| Color: | Black |
| PH | 7-9 |
| Percentage of free acid present in the sand | 0% |
| The amount of the acid | ≤2ML |
| Percentage of soil | ≤0.1 |
| Percentage of Moisture | ≤0.1 |
Available size: AFS25-30,AFS25-35, AFS30-35,AFS35-40,AFS40-45,AFS45-50,AFS40-50,AFS50-55,AFS55-60,AFS60-65 325# 400# | |
THE ADVANTAGE OF FOUNDRY CHROMITE SAND
Comparing with silica sand,chromite sand can avoid most sand stick on the casting,therefor it can also save cost to make surface treatment. Moreover,chromite can be recycle used for several times upon to different technology.
Over all the chromite ore in the world, the one from South Africa are of the best quality level.So we import original chromite ore from there and refine it to better purity to 46% Cr2O3.
MAIN APPLICATIONS OF FOUNDRY CHROMITE SAND
Chromite Sand in the foundry industry
Its properties enable the material to be used in high duty grey iron and steel foundries as core and mould
making sand. Its high thermal conductivity gives it good chilling properties, low thermal expansion gives rise to good dimensional stability. Its basicity being close to neutral allows the use of a wide range of resin
bonding systems and inorganic binders, it has a high refractoriness and a broad sieve distribution.
Chromite Sand in the steel industry
In steel production, Chromite Sand is used as well filler for protection of the sliding gate in large steel holding ladles.
Chromite Sand in the glass industry
When ground to a fine flour, Chromite Sand is used for the production of green glass beverage containers.
How to Choose grit size?
Generally,the smaller casting need to make, the finer grit size foundry adopted.The following frame shows it for reference:
Less than 500KGS | 500-1000KGS | 1-10 Tons | 10-30 Tons | 30-100 Tons |
AFS40-70 | AFS 45-50 | AFS 45-50 | AFS40-45 | AFS 35-40 |