FUSED

SILICA PRECISION PRODUCTS

Description
Fused silica is an amorphous siliceous glass produced by high temperature fusion
of high quality crystalline silica (quartz). This fusion produces a substance
characterized by very low thermal expansion and a high resistance to temperature
and thermal shock.
Fused silica is employed in a variety of industrial applications including foundry
(investment casting slurry and stucco, and mould release agent), refractory and
ceramic (crucibles, saggars, rollers, pouring cups, ceramic cores, gas fire radiants
and items for steel, non-ferrous metal and glass industries), and filler (electronic
and adhesives).
Dupr Minerals realized early on that the secret of manufacturing investment
powder lay in the quality of the raw materials available.
The company has carried out an extensive global sourcing project and has located
what it considers to be some of the highest quality refractories so far made
available to investment foundries. These include Fused Silica produced from
quartz of exceptional purity with a SiO2 content of 99.9%. The source also has
particularly low iron, potassium and sodium oxides and such a low trace element
content to fall well within Aerospace specifications.

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS BY XRF*

SiO2 >99.8% Na2O <0.03% ZnO <0.01%
TiO2 <0.01% P2 O5 <0.02% BaO <0.01%
Al2 O3 <0.02% Cr2O3 <0.01% SrO <0.01%
Fe2O3 <0.01% MnO2 <0.01% SnO2 <0.01%
CaO <0.01% ZrO2 <0.02% CuO <0.01%
MgO <0.02% HfO2 <0.01% LOI
<0.10%
K2 O <0.01% PbO <0.02% (1025 C)

Approx. SO3 (after LOI and Fusion) <0.05%

*Elemental Analysis expressed as the given oxide of the element.

TRACE ELEMENTS
Silver <20 ppm Bismuth <1 ppm Iron <50 ppm
Tin <20 ppm Lead <10 ppm Antimony <10 ppm
Zinc <25 ppm

Information presented above is given in good faith as accurate and reliable but is
not to be taken as a guarantee. The figures provided are intended to be a guide to
expected average values and should not be interpreted as a specification. Any
potential applications referred to are not to be construed as recommendations. It is
the responsibility of the user to determine suitability for any specific purpose.

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 TYPICAL PARTICLE SIZE GRAIN GRADES
4/10 Grade 10/20 Grade 30/50 Grade
(4 1.7 mm) (1.7 0.85 mm) (0.5 0.3 mm)
BSS Aperture BSS Aperture BSS Aperture
(mm)
% (mm)
% (mm)
%
Mesh Mesh Mesh
3/8 9.5 0 7 2.36 0-1 25 0.6 20-35
1/4 6.3 0 10 1.7 0-15 36 0.425 20-40
3/16 4.75 0-5 14 1.18 30-60 52 0.3 15-30
5 3.35 25-50 18 0.85 20-50 85 0.18 0-20
10 1.70 45-70 25 0.6 10-30 -350 0-0.5
16 1.0 0-15 52 0.3 0-5
30 0.5 0-1 -52 0-1
60 0.25 0
-60 0

20/50 Grade 50/100 Grade -30 Grade

(0.85 0.3 mm) (0.3 0.15 mm) (0.5 mm)
BSS Aperture BSS Aperture Aperture
(mm)
% (mm)
% BSS (mm)
%
Mesh Mesh
10 1.7 0 36 0.425 0-5% 30 0.5 0.5 5
16 1.0 0-5 52 0.3 0-1% -70 <0.212 15 35
30 0.5 35-70 70 0.212 15-50% -200 <0.075 01
60 0.25 25-60 100 0.15 25-55%
100 0.15 0-5 150 0.106 10-35%
200 0.075 0-1 200 0.075 0-10%
-200 0-1 -200 0-2%

TYPICAL PARTICLE SIZE FLOUR GRADES

-120 Grade -200 Grade -350 Grade
(125 m) (75 m) (45 m)
d10 5.07 m d10 4.82 m d10 2.84 m
d50 34.23 m d50 26.55 m d50 15.19 m
d90 97.50 m d90 88.60 m d90 55.4 m

BSS Aperture BSS Aperture BSS Aperture

(mm) % (mm) % (mm) %
Mesh Mesh Mesh
100 0.15 0-1 150 0.106 02 350 0.045 05
150 0.106 0-10 200 0.075 2 10 -350 <0.045 95 100
200 0.075 0-20 350 0.045 15 22
350 0.045 20-40
-350 45-65

Information presented above is given in good faith as accurate and reliable but is
not to be taken as a guarantee. The figures provided are intended to be a guide to
expected average values and should not be interpreted as a specification. Any
potential applications referred to are not to be construed as recommendations. It is
the responsibility of the user to determine suitability for any specific purpose.

www.dupreminerals.com ISSUE 210715

Dupr Minerals Limited, Spencroft Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 9JE

Telephone +44 1782 383000 Fax +44 1782 383101 Email info@dupreminerals.com