Silicon Powder:
Parameters | Particle Size - Wet Sieve |
Particle size – Fisher Number (FSSS) |
Chemical analysis* | Application | ||
>75 µm (%) |
>45 µm (%) |
(µm) |
Iron (% max) |
*Silicon (by dif) (% min) |
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|
(ASTM D-185) | (ASTM B-330) | (AAS) | |||
SL 1 | -- | 1 max | 1.0 - 1.5 | 3 | 96 | |
SL 2 | 1 max | 3 max | 1.5 - 2.0 | 2.5 | 97 | |
SL 3 | 1 max | 3 max | 2.5 - 3.0 | 2.5 | 97 | |
SL 4 | 1 max | 5 max | 2.5 - 5.0 | 1 | 98 |
*The above grades will have chemical content of Calcium:0.1% max, Aluminium:0.4% max and Magnesium:0.05% max.
Wet sieving with mineral spirit / water as rinsing liquid.
AAS-Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
*(exclusive of total other metallic impurities and inclusive of oxides of silicon)
Granular shape
(Used for Abrasives, Alloying agent for aluminium, bronze, copper, iron & steels, Brake linings, Chemicals, Diamond tools, Explosives, Foundry fluxes, Iron & Steels, Ordnance, Organo metallic compounds, Pyrotechnics, Refractories, Semi-conductor, Silicon carbide, Soldering &Joining, Steel refining as deoxidizer applications etc.,)