Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Uses of Silica Sand.



Uses of Silica Sand.

Quartz is the only natural silica mineral used in abundantly; millions of tons are consumed annually by many industries. Sand is an essential ingredient of concrete and mortar, where as sandstone and quartzite used as building stones.

Crushed sandstone and quartzite provided by Cairo Fresh are used for road and railway construction, roofing granules, and riprap—erosion-control linings of river channels. Quartz provided by us is used as a sandpaper abrasive and in sandblasting; it is also used for polishing and cutting glass, stone, and metal; and for providing traction on stairs, streets, and rails. Large amounts pure quartz is used in refractory products, such as insulation and firebricks, foundry molds, and electrical insulators. Silica Sand is widely used for Glass Manufacturing that is in manufacturing mirrors and window glasses. Moreover, it is also required in manufacturing decorative glassware, tableware, jars, bottles, fiber glass, lighting equipments etc. 

Pools and wells are filtered using hard and dense grains of silica. It is also used in metal casting units known as Foundries, sand casting process is used which requires silica sand as it has invaluable resistance towards high temperature. Silica Sand is specifically processed for the application in golf green construction. The golf course sand provided by us is used in the construction and maintenance of world class golf courses. Silica sand is used in the artificial grass infill because it is extremely durable and can be used in places where artificial grass for football pitches. The silica sand provided by us is highly suitable for tough areas like horse racing tracks as it is very much durable and gives a maintenance free resistant surface. 

Besides the silica sand of different grades and types is used in various applications, we also provide high quality river sand in bulk quantity used in preparation of ready mix concrete and other construction applications like plastering, flooring, back filling, mortar, building etc. Just go through our wide range of natural quarries and mineral particles maintaining high purity level.

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2 comments:

  1. NICE BLOG!!! Thanks for sharing. This sand is usually sharp, angular and certainly free from salts and so on which is mostly used in concretes. River sand –This is generally gathered from the river streams and banks. River Sand Price | M-Sand Price

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  2. i never know the use of adobe shadow until i saw this post. thank you for this! this is very helpful. best silica gel

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