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IRON SILICATE POWDER SPECIFICATION

2014-02-11 21:34:18


 

IRON SILICATE POWDER SPECIFICATION
 iron-silicate-powder Sample Analysis
1. Chemical composition (on dry basis)

Element
Typical
Range
Cu
0.50 %
(0.4 ~ 1 %)
S
0.40 %
(0.3 ~0.8 %)
Fe
46.00 %
(42 ~49 %)
Pb
0.20 %
(0.1 ~ 0.49 %)
As
0.05 %
(0.03 ~0.09 %)
Zn
1.20 %
(1 ~3 %)
CaO
1.50 %
(1 ~2 %)
MgO
0.70 %
(0.5 ~ 1 %)
SiO2
26.00 %
(24~32 %)
Al2O3
3.50 %
(2 ~ 5 %)
Cl
0.0044 %
(0.0019 ~ 0.0075 %)
C
0.019 %
(0.008 ~ 0.043 %)
H2O (moisture)
10 %
(9 ~ 12 %)

 2. Mineralogical and Phase characteristics
 
Iron minerals              :      Magnetite (14 - 28 %), iron silicates such as Fayalite and Piroxene.
Iron phases          :      Fe (II) 32 - 38 % and Fe (III) 8 - 14 %
Silica minerals     :      Silica is presented as free Quartz, iron and other silicates.
Copper minerals :      Copper is presented in all forms.
 
Magnetite                          :      15-25%
Iron silicates - Fayalite and Piroxene :   55-65%
Quartz                               :      under 5%
Leadsilicates                            :      under 5%
Magnetic fraction                     :     ≈ 50%
 
3. Grain size distribution 

Percentage
Grain size
0 %
> 200 micron
< 10 %
200 – 71 micron
< 25 %
71 – 40 micron
< 30 %
40 – 20 micron
< 50 %
< 20 micron

 
4. Physical properties
 
Specific gravity   :      approx. 3.8
Bulk density        :      approx. 2.4 g/cm3
Color                   :      anthracite / grey-black
Appearance               :      powder-like material (classified as non-hazardous waste)