Silica Sand

SiliSilica sand is a granular material that contains quartz and minute amounts of coal, clay and other minerals. It is also known as quartz sand and industrial sand, and is largely used in several construction applications.

Silica is another name for silicon dioxide, of which quartz is a specific latticed structure. So, silica sand is quartz that over the years , through the work of water and wind , has been broken down into tiny granules.

Industrial sand is a term normally applied to high purity silica sand products with closely controlled sizing. It is a more precise product than common concrete and asphalt gravels.

From water filtration, to glass manufacture, to industrial casting, to sand blasting, to producing concrete, to adding texture to slick roads, silica sandimpacts every aspect of daily life.

Uses of silica sand

• Used in making concrete mix as a partial replacement of fine aggregate.
• Used in manufacturing bricks.
• Used in industrial processing, to make glass, as fill, in castings, synthetic foundry moldingcatalysts.
• In water filtration.
• In adding texture to slick roads.
• In beaches.
• In sand blasting.
• Used for acid heat resistant ceramics, refractories, pottery glaze, enamel etc.
• Used in sawing stone, grinding and surfacing glass.
• Used as a filter in paints.
• The presence of silica sand on metal materials can be a source of crevice corrosion on those metals
• Used for abrasive blasting.
• Used in hydraulic fracturing of oil wells.
• In sports.