Milled Zircon

Our dry milled zircon is widely used in a number of industries which include:

Investment Casting                     Frit & Color Pigments

Chemicals                                  Refractory Coatings

Electronics                                  Foundry Coatings

Friction Products

Continental Mineral has specialized in dry milled zircon for over a half century. Our state of the art equipment and commitment to continuous improvement have established us as the standard of industry. We produce standard products such as 200, 325, 400 and 600 mesh milled zircon. For customers that have custom particle size specifications, we are fully equipped to meet your desired specifications.

We also market and package granular zircon to complete our wide range of zircon products.

Properties of Continental Mineral Processing Milled Zircon (ZrSiO4)

Typical Chemical Analysis (in weight %)

 

Calcined

Uncalcined

 

*ZrO2       Zirconium Oxide

65% Min.

65% Min.

SiO2        Silicon Dioxide

32.5% Typ.

32.5% Typ.

Al2O3      Aluminum Oxide

2.0% Max.

0.7% Max.

TiO2        Titanium Dioxide

0.35% Max.

0.2% Max.

Fe2O3      Iron Oxide

0.054% Max.

0.1% Max.

U & Th    Uranium & Thorium

475 Max.

475 Max.

* - Includes 1-4% HfO2



Typical Physical Properties

Melting Point

Greater than 40000

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

4.2 x 10-6cm/cm/0C

Hardness

7.5 Moh’s Scale

Thermal Conductivity

14.5 BTU/sq. ft./hr./0F/in.

Index of Refraction

2.0

Thermal Stability

No change to 30900F(17000C)



Average Particle Size

200 Mesh

26 – 29 Microns

325 Mesh

17 – 20 Microns

400 Mesh

14 – 16 Microns

600 Mesh

10 – 12 Microns


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