Spodumene Concentrate
Low Melt Spodumene
| DENS - Density (Specific Gravity) |
2.8-2.9 |
| HMOH - Hardness (Moh) |
6.5-7.0 |
| BDLB - Bulk Density lbs/cu. ft. (Packed) |
84-120 |
LiAl(Si2O6)
This is classified as minus 200 mesh concentrate. Although 10% is plus 200 mesh, all of this is minus 180 mesh.
It is promoted by the company as single source of both alumina and silica and the analysis they provide only adds up to 33. The unquoted amount is obviously mostly silica.
The company currently markets the material to the steel industry as a casting powder and to the pyroceramics, glass, porcelain enamel, frit, glaze, abrasives, and waste vitrification industries.
They also have a standard grade with 1% on 48 mesh and 50% on 200 mesh and a 6.8% grade concentrate (6.8% Li2O, 23% Al2O3). It is ground to 55% passing 200 mesh.
The company does make a low-foam version that creates fewer bubbles in ceramic slurries (a foaming process involving soap is used in the manufacture).
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In Bound Links
XML for Import into INSIGHT
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="Spodumene Concentrate" descrip="Low Melt Spodumene" searchkey="Tanco Spodumene, Tanko Spod" loi="0.00" casnumber="66057-55-4">
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="Li2O" name="Lithium Oxide, Lithia" status="U" percent="7.100" tolerance="0.20"/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="U" percent="0.600" tolerance="max"/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="U" percent="0.300" tolerance="max"/>
<oxide symbol="P2O5" name="Phosphorus Pentoxide" status="" percent="0.400" tolerance="max"/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="25.000" tolerance="min"/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="66.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="0.150" tolerance="max"/>
<oxide symbol="MnO2" name="Manganese Dioxide" status="" percent="0.060" tolerance="max"/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="SO4" name="Sulfate" percent="0.200" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
</material> | 
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