Ceramic Foundry Sand is also sometimes called Alumina Sand, Nice Foundry Sand, Fused Bauxite Sand, Green Beads, Green Sand, Ceramic Beads, and Spherical Beads. Ceramic Foundry Sand is a spherically shaped bauxite sand manufactured by melting bauxite in an Electric Arc Furnace followed by high-pressure air blowing, screening, etc.
Ceramic Foundry Sand is artificial foundry sand that is regarded as the right substitute for chromite sand, zircon sand, fused silica sand, and even silica sand. It is well considered to be revolutionary new foundry sand. Ceramic foundry sand provides a unique combination of spherical shape particle, chemistry, and physical properties that result in numerous performance advantages compared with other foundry sands. Our Ceramic Foundry Sand performs very well compared to Chromite and Zircon sands and has replaced these sands and Silica sand in many foundry and casting applications. The particle surface is much smoother than other foundry sands, leading to better castings.
The advantages of Ceramic Foundry Sand are as follows.
- Ceramic Foundry offers a longer work life and reduction of sand usage
- Ceramic Foundry Sand’s spherical shape compared with angular shaped grains allows for easier separation from cast parts and improved collapsibility resulting in lower scrap and casting efficiency
- Ceramic Foundry Sand offers lots of price savings compared with Zircon and Chromite
- Ceramic Foundry Sand is SAFE – to the environment compared with Silica sand
- Ceramic Foundry Sand has Lower thermal expansion and Thermal Conductivity. Casting dimensions are more accurate, and lower conductivity provides better mold performance
- Ceramic Foundry Sand requires 40-50% less resin
- Ceramic Foundry Sand can be used as a single sand
- Ceramic Foundry Sand offers lower real specific gravity and specific surface area
- Ceramic Foundry Sand has improved durability compared with other foundry sands
