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Cast Basalt

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Cast Basalt

DEMECH is a pioneer in the manufacture of Cast Basalt tiles and cylinders in India since 1987.

After selective quarrying, the volcanic rock is melted at a temperature of around 1500ºC and cast into molds or spun into cylinders. The castings so produced are then subjected to heat treatment cycles in special kilns to produce re-crystallized basalt. The product thus produced inherits inertness of parent material. Its micro crystalline, non-porous texture being denser and more homogenous than raw basalt, acquires exceptionally high abrasion resistance.

 

  • Friction Resistance: As more material is passed over Cast Basalt, it gets polished up thereby reducing friction further. Cast Basalt improves in service after getting polished. Wetting also improves its performance in practical applications.
  • Impact Resistance: Direct Impact Resistance at a perpendicular angle is low like all other ceramics, but it can be increased with proper installation by reducing the angle of impact. Cast Basalt can be used to mitigate sliding abrasion. Moreover, external impact strength of composite basalt pipe (enclosed in M.S. Shell) is always more than that of bare Ni-hard Pipe.
  • Chemical Resistance: Cast Basalt is almost absolutely acid/alkali resistant (except Hydrofluoric Acid) and hence corrosion resistant.
  • Weight and Sizes: Basalt Tiles are available in regular shape square of 200 x 200 x 30 mm thick, weighing approximately 90 kg/sq m; whereas bends and pipes are lined using Basalt Cylinders of various standard sizes from 50NB upto 500NB.
  • Temperature: Cast Basalt withstands temperature up to 450ºC.
  • Life: Life of basalt-lined pipe is estimated to be 7 to 10 times that of Cast Iron, and 3 to 4 times that of Ni-hard Steel.
  1. Specific Gravity :  2.8 to 3.1 gm/cm3
  2. Compressive Strength:  Minimum 4500 kg/cm2
  3. Hardness:  8 as compared to 10 of Diamond Moh's Scale.
  4. Abrasion:  0.4 mm material loss (max.) 
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