What are the advantages and disadvantages of sand and quartz sand for foundry

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Release time：2024-02-26

With the development of the foundry industry, there is a common situation in the choice of foundry sand: many foundry enterprises give up the traditional quartz sand and choose the foundry material ceramic sand as the molding sand. What are the advantages and disadvantages of pearl sand and quartz sand for foundry sand?

Pearl sand is ideal for lost mold casting. Jewel sand roundness good casting finish, quartz sand refractoriness is not as good as ceramic sand. Quartz sand can be called silica sand from a geological point of view.

Silica sand is a kind of raw sand, which is a large amount of raw material in casting production. Because the main component of silica sand is quartz minerals, it is geologically called quartz sand. Quartz sand is divided into casting sand and glass sand according to its performance, composition and use.

Ceramic sand is a kind of artificial sand, which was first used for oil exploitation. In recent years, as foundry sand, ceramic sand has both advantages and disadvantages. Because the surface finish is too high, the size and strength are not well grasped, and the technical requirements for coated sand are relatively high.

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