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SILICON POWDER


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)
 
Test Methods Trade Mark
(ASTM D-185) (ASTM B-330) (AAS)
SL 1 -- 1 max 1.0 - 1.5 3 96 Mining explosives
SL 2 1 max 3 max 1.5 - 2.0 2.5 97 Mining explosives
SL 3 1 max 3 max 2.5 - 3.0 2.5 97 Mining explosives
SL 4 1 max 5 max 2.5 - 5.0 1 98 Mining explosives

*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.,)