Performance of Common Artificial Sand

Comparison of Four Common Artificial Sand

Comparison of crushing resistance of several common casting artificial sands obtained by a special test method. Fused Ceramic sand, ceramsite sand, chromite sand, CB sand and moon sand are 100g each, with a particle size of more than 50 mesh but less than 60 mesh, placed in a special roller, and 20ΦThe 30mm steel ball was rotated at 500rpm for 10min and 20min, and the proportion of passing through the 60 mesh screen was detected to compare the crushing resistance. The crushing resistance test data of several artificial sands are shown in Table 7. The data in Table 7 show that the crushing resistance of several raw sands from good to bad is Fused Ceramic sand, ceramsite sand, moon sand, CB sand and chromite sand. The tensile strength of resin bonded sand of Fused Ceramic sand and ceramsite sand was compared by adding the same amount of binder according to the unit volume. According to the strength test results of resin bonded sand of Fused Ceramic sand and sintered ceramic sand, the compressive strength of ceramsite sand is far from Fused Ceramic sand no matter after 1h, 2h or 24h, and the difference is more than half. This should be due to the different surface morphology, surface defect status and particle shape.

 

Application of common casting artificial sand

From the end of the 20th century to the beginning of this century, the popularization and application of artificial special sand for casting, especially spherical artificial sand, has achieved remarkable results. According to rough statistics, the current consumption can reach about 120000 ~ 150000 tons. In this regard, Japanese and American enterprises are leading the world in the development, testing, testing and application of artificial sand. In the development of artificial sand, China has its own innovative achievement, that is, the development of fused blown sand - Fused Ceramic sand. Fused Ceramic sand was promoted by Chinese Fused Ceramic sand manufacturers in the foundry industry and entered the Japanese market at the beginning of the 21st century. Due to its good comprehensive performance (compared with cerabeads and other products at that time) and relative cost advantages, it was quickly promoted and began to be sold from Japan to Europe and the United States. Some Japanese, Korean and joint venture foundries in China were the first to use Fused Ceramic sand, which has played a good demonstration role in the promotion of Fused Ceramic sand. So far, the demand for Fused Ceramic sand is still growing rapidly. In recent years, in addition to Fused Ceramic sand, the development and popularization of artificial mullite sand are also very rapid, and they are also applied in different fields.

Due to the outstanding advantages of high refractoriness, good grain shape, low thermal expansion and near neutral chemical properties, all kinds of spherical artificial sand can be applied to almost all areas of sand casting, from wet mold sand to various resin sand, from ordinary sand casting to lost foam casting, V-process casting, from sand mold, sand core to coating, all or part of quartz sand, Chromite ore, etc., improve the quality of castings, reduce production costs and improve the environment.

 

Fused Ceramic Sand has a Bright Future

(1) the production of fused air broken ceramic sand represented by Fused Ceramic sand should continue to improve the mechanization, efficiency and environmental protection of production mode, ensure the consistency of production and quality, and further study and apply energy-saving technology. We should take advantage of this process to develop some special products with better performance,

(2) within one or two years, the application of various spherical artificial sands will gradually become differentiated and specialized, and foundries will gradually understand the different advantages of various spherical artificial sands and make more rational choices. Manufacturers of artificial special sand for casting should constantly improve the type and quality of products to meet the needs of the development of casting enterprises.

(3) the performance test of spherical artificial sand, including particle shape (alternative index of angle coefficient), crushing resistance and high temperature performance, should be unified and actively promoted as soon as possible.