Chemistry:Aluminium granules
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Short description: Fine spherical aggregates of aluminium
Aluminium granules are fine spherical aggregates of aluminium.[1][2][3][4]
Manufacture
Aluminium granules are manufactured by the melting of primary or secondary aluminium and blown in air or vacuum, or are cast in sand and then sieved off. Other methods include casting of molten aluminium in water.
Granules versus powders
Aluminium granules have been found safer and economical compared to atomized aluminium powder. Aluminium granules have lower explosion risk in production and in use of the product itself.
Advantages
The density of aluminium granules ranges from 1.0 to 1.8 g/cm3 and is much higher compared to aluminium powder.
See also
References
- ↑ Davies, Joseph R., ed. (1993), "Powder Metallurgy Processing", Aluminium and aluminium alloys, ASM Speciality Handbook Series (5th ed.), ASM International, pp. 275–284, https://books.google.com/books?id=Lskj5k3PSIcC&pg=PA275.
- ↑ Wissling, Peter (2006) Metallic Effect Pigments: Fundamentals and Applications. Vincentz Network GmbH & Co KG. pp. 14-15. ISBN:3878701713
- ↑ Lollchund, M. R. (2009). International Conference on Advances in the Theory of Ironmaking and Steelmaking (ATIS 2009), December 09-11,2009. Allied Publishers. pp. 450-451. ISBN:8184245394
- ↑ Neikov, Oleg D.; (et al.) (2004). Handbook of Non-Ferrous Metal Powders: Technologies and Applications. Elsevier. pp. 271-272. ISBN:0080559409
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