The Olivine Sand that we Manufacture, Supply and Export has a unique combination of properties. Much better in comparison to other sands, the Olivine Sand offered by us can be easily recycled, minimizes the production costs and contains high purity Magnesium Iron Ortho Silicate with no free silica.
| Features | - High melting point
- Very abrasive
- Environmental friendly
- High relative density
- High magnesium content
- Basic nature
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| Chemical Composition | - MgO : 49.43%
- SiO2 : 39.30%
- Fe2O3 : 8.32%
- Al2O3 : 0.41%
- LOI : 1.34%
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| Physical Properties | - Bulk density : 1.9-2.0 gm/cc
- Specific gravity : 3.3 gm/cc
- Grain Size : Sub angular/angular
- Hardness : 6.5 - 7.0 (Moh's scale)
- Color : Greenish Grey
- Melting point : 1760oC
- Initial Sintering temperature : 1450oC
- Thermal expansion : Linear, 1.1% up to 12000oC
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| Applications | - To mold core materials
- Manufacture forsterite bricks, blocks and sleeves
- To form mould coat in steel foundries and manganese steel foundries
- To clean metal surface in sand blasting
- In steel melting furnaces to full tap holes
- To reduce emission of CO2 and save energy as a slag conditioner
- In concrete platforms as ballast
- To enrich MgO and Iron in Soil
- To plaster buildings
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Lalbagh Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 
