Opta Minerals CERABEADS - Spherical Ceramic Sand for Foundry

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Chromite Foundry Sands Cerabeads Green Sand Additives (Bentonite, Carbobond & Carsins) Olivine Sand Resin Coated Sands and Chemically Bonded Sands Riser Sleeves, FLux and Metal Filters Zircon Spherical Ceramic Sand for Foundry - Opta Minerals CERABEADS, a cost effective replacement for zircon sand. ADVANTAGES OF OPTA MINERALS CERABEADS Anti-Burn-On Thermal Expansion Control Reduced Waste and Health Hazard Wide Choice of Particle size High Reclamation Yield

BULK DENSITY CERABEADS is lighter than other special sand. Testing method 1) Bulk density is measured after vibration. 2) Volume ratio is calculated by following formula. Volume ratio = Cerabeads density / Other sand density

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HEAT RESISTANCE CERABEADS has very High Heat Resistance. Testing method 1) Sand is heated at 1500 C (2732 F). 2) Fused sand is separated by sieve. 3) Heat Resistance is calculated by following formula. Heat Resistance = weight under sieve/Total weight x 100 (%)

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CRUSHING RATIO CERABEADS has High Durability (= Low Crushing Ratio). It is possible to Reduce Sand Waste and Increase Sand Reclamation Yield. Testing method 1) Sand is crushed by pot mill with alumina ball. 2) AFS GFN is measured. 3) Crushing ratio is calculated by following formula. Crushing ratio = Crushed AFS-GFN / Original AFS-GFN x 100 (%)

THERMAL EXPANSION CERABEADS is good sand to control thermal expansion of core by mixing to silica sand. Testing method 1) Test piece is formed in shell process. 2) Thermal expansion is measured under 1000 C (1832 F).

Opta Minerals Inc., 407 Parkside Drive, P.O. Box 260, Waterdown, Ontario L0R 2H0 Canada T: 519-720-9664, F: 519-720-9491, E: info@optaminerals.com, www.optaminerals.com

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CHILL EFFECT CERABEADS provides good heat transfer when used with black iron oxide. Testing method 1) Test piece is formed in sodium silicate process 2) The size of the test piece is 230 x 115 x 50mm. 3) Heat Transfer is measured under room temperature.

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Heat Transfer
(W/m-K) Chromite CERABEADS #650+Spherical Black Iron Oxide 4% CERABEADS #650+Spherical Black Iron Oxide 8% CERABEADS #650 PROCESS COMPATIBILITY: Alkid Isocyanate Furan Green sand Phenolic Ester & CB Phenolic Urethane - NB & CB Shell Sodium Silicate etc 0.790 0.721 0.849 0.691

PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION, % (TYPICAL VALUE)

mesh

1.0-0.2 mm

#400

7.7 Mullite Ball 18.5 1.0 - 0.2 mm 28 #400 29.3 #500

7.7 36 29.3 41.1 18.8 2.6

Particle Size Distribution, % (Typical Value) CERABEADS #650 #750 #850

#500

#550

#650

#750
#950

#850
#1450

#950

#1450 #1300 #1700 m

850
#1700 m 850 600 425 300

#550

#1300K

600 425 300 212 150 106 75 53 -53 155.5

41.1
16.9 66.4 15.9

16.9
8.3 35.0 28.8 21.1 6.3 0.6

8.3
5.6 25.8 33.9

5.6 25.8
3.3 39.8

50

18.8

66.4 15.9 0.8

35.0 28.8 21.1

3.3
2.3 26.6

2.3
2.2 26.0

2.2
0.9 12.0

0.9 12.0 16.7 16.1 75.3 1.8 18.3

2.6

70 100

2.6

33.9 26.2

39.8 42.8

26.6 36.1

26.0 34.4

0.5

3.8 18.3 48.5 2.6 39.7

6.2 3.8 108.7 129.1

1.8 48.5 39.7 1.3 6.2 65.1

29.5 3.8 4.2 129.1 155.5

0.5 140 Tr. 200 280

Tr. 0.8

26.2 6.3 0.7

7.8 0.6 12.7 0.7 1.4

42.8 7.8

36.1 12.7 34.4 26.8 16.7 18.1 26.8 1.4 7.2 0.9 18.1 7.2 4.8 52.6 13.7 1.8 0.8 13.7 0.9 16.1 4.8

52.6 3.8

75.3 1.8

65.1 106 29.5 75

53 4.2 -53

1.3 150

212

-280
28.1 GFN

AFS80 70

28.1
40.1 52.7

40.1
56.1

52.7
65.8

56.1
78.3

65.8

0.8 78.3 85.6 96.7

85.6

96.7
108.7

#400

#1450
#950

#1700

Frequency, %

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 28 36 50
#500 #550

#650
#750 #850

#1300K

Cerabeads is manufactured by: ITOCHU CERATECH CORPORATION 11-4, Shiokusa-cho, Seta-shi Aichi, 489-0895, JAPAN Phone: +81-561-213-715 Fax: +81-0561-214-141 Email: cerabeads@itc-cera.com http://www.itc-cera.co.jp/english/index.html

70 100 140 200 Particle Size Distribution, mesh

280

-280

Opta Minerals Inc., 407 Parkside Drive, P.O. Box 260, Waterdown, Ontario L0R 2H0 Canada T: 519-720-9664, F: 519-720-9491, E: info@optaminerals.com, www.optaminerals.com