{"id":531,"date":"2026-02-12T18:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/?post_type=products&#038;p=531"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:35:37","slug":"chromite-sand","status":"publish","type":"products","link":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/products\/chromite-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundry Chromite Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Foundry Chromite Sand: its characteristics and applications <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Refractory chromite in granular form (chromite sand) is widely used in the foundry industry for both ferrous and non-ferrous castings, particularly in the automotive, shipbuilding and heavy-engineering sectors. The merits of chromite foundry sands include high refractoriness, good chemical stability, low thermal expansion \u2013 which means the mould retains a stable size \u2013 and high density and thermal conductivity (which promote rapid solidification of the casting).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Chromite sand main characteristics:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Melting Temperature is 2150 \u030aC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High Thermal Conductivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High Heat and Thermal shock Resistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slag Resistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stable Shape due to the Heat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<table dir=\"ltr\" style=\"max-width: 600px; height: 187px; width: 100%; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/newdesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/maps-co-watermark-bg-logo.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center center; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>Result %<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>AFS<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>51.59<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>Moisture<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>0.01<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+850 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>Cr2O3<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>46.05<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+600 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>3.7<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>SiO2<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>1.00<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+425 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>12.2<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>Al2O3<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>14.83<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+300 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>40.3<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>CaO<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>0.18<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+212 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>25.1<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>MgO<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>9,96<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+150 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>10.1<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>FeO<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>25.89<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+106 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>4.1<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>Cr:Fe<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>1.57:1<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+75 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>2.9<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>P<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>0.004<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>+53 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>1.1<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"117\"><strong>S<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"120\"><strong>0.003<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>-53 micron<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"113\"><strong>0.4<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<br><br>\n<table style=\"max-width: 600px; height: 187px; width: 100%; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/newdesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/maps-co-watermark-bg-logo.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center center; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"104\"><strong>215ppm<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"104\"><strong>Turbidity<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<br><br>\n<table style=\"max-width: 600px; height: 187px; width: 100%; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/newdesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/maps-co-watermark-bg-logo.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center center; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong><span dir=\"RTL\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong>Acid Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong>6.7<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong>pH3<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong>4.7<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong>pH4<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong>3.8<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;\"valign=\"middle\" width=\"312\"><strong>pH5<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foundry-Chromite-Sand--1024x535.webp\" alt=\"Pile of granular Foundry Chromite Sand for heavy-engineering castings\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foundry-Chromite-Sand--1024x535.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foundry-Chromite-Sand--300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foundry-Chromite-Sand--768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foundry-Chromite-Sand--1536x803.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foundry-Chromite-Sand--2048x1071.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":533,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-531","products","type-products","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foundry-sands","category-products"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products\/531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/products"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maps-co.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}