Basalt lined pipes
for Japanese steel plants
Standard cast basalt tile is made from natural basalt rocks that are melted and poured into molds to create different shapes and sizes.
Download PDFStandard cast basalt tile is made from natural basalt rocks that are melted and poured into molds to create different shapes and sizes. Standard cast basalt tiles typically measure 10x10cm or 15x15cm and can have thicknesses ranging from 15mm to 60mm. The tiles are known for their exceptional hardness, abrasion resistance, and chemical inertness, making them an ideal material for lining surfaces that are exposed to demanding conditions. They are also non-conductive, non-magnetic, and non-sparking, making them a popular choice for use in explosive environments. Standard cast basalt tiles are commonly used in mining, cement, steel, power generation, and other heavy industries.
Standard cast basalt tiles are a type of construction material that is made from melted basalt rock and then poured into molds where it is left to cool and solidify. During this process, the melted basalt rock is transformed into a highly abrasion-resistant and durable tile that can be used in a variety of applications.
Standard cast basalt tiles typically have a hexagonal shape and are available in various sizes and thicknesses. They are often used in industries such as mining, cement manufacturing, and power generation, where machinery and equipment are subject to high levels of wear and tear.
Features and benefits of standard cast basalt tiles include:
In conclusion, standard cast basalt tiles are a durable and abrasion-resistant construction material that are used in various industries where machinery and equipment are exposed to high wear and corrosion. With their high resistance to abrasion and chemicals, low coefficient of friction, and ease of installation, these tiles offer a reliable and cost-effective solution that can significantly reduce long-term maintenance costs.
Standard cast basalt tiles are used in a wide range of industrial applications where high levels of abrasion, corrosion or impact are present. Some common applications include:
In addition, standard cast basalt tiles can be used in many other industries, including wastewater treatment, pulp and paper manufacturing, food processing, and pharmaceuticals.
In conclusion, standard cast basalt tiles are widely used in various industries where equipment is exposed to high levels of abrasion, corrosion, or impact. With their excellent resistance to wear and tear, chemicals, and thermal shock, these tiles provide a reliable and cost-effective solution to reduce maintenance costs and downtime.
Basalt casts are considered the best lining materials for industries dealing with abrasion resistance. The other application areas of basalt casts are bends, lining pipers and trenches.
Basalt tiles can be placed and jointed in cement or specially-defined bonding agents, as demanded by the intended application. Basalt tiles can be provided with a central hole that is countersunk for individual bolting, or as ready-made liner plates and pipes.
Cast basalt tiles is mainly used in thermal power plants, steel mills, mines and other parts with heavy wear, such as raw coal bunkers, mine bins, coal unloading trenches, hoppers, ore troughs, flotation machines, chutes and other parts.
These very hard tiles are made for very heavy industrial use, but also feature a beautiful metallic sheen. Originally used for sewerage systems or piping pieces, these pavement tiles are made by melting natural basalt and casting it into metal moulds.
| Cast Basalt Pipe DN (mm) |
Standard Steel Pipe OD (mm) |
Cast Basalt Thickness (mm) |
Length (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 159 | 25 | 4000 |
| 100 | 168 |
17.5 20 |
4000 6000 8000 |
| 125 | 195 | ||
| 150 | 219 | ||
| 175 | 245 |
6000 8000 10000 12000 |
|
| 200 | 273 | ||
| 225 | 300 | ||
| 250 | 325 | ||
| 275 | 345 | ||
| 300 | 377 | ||
| 350 | 426 | ||
| 400 | 478 |
20 25 |
|
| 450 | 529 | ||
| 500 | 600 | 25 | |
| 550 | 650 | ||
| 600 | 720 | 30 | 6000 |
| 650 | 770 | ||
| 700 | 820 | ||
| 750 | 870 | ||
| 800 | 920 |
Other specifications of cast steel pipe lined with basalt can be manufactured according to customer technical requirements. Suitable for large-diameter basalt lining steel pipes with a nominal diameter greater than 800mm. Generally, according to the running status of the pipeline, different cement is used to fix the basalt brick inside the finished steel pipe to complete the basalt lining steel pipe. Its advantages are good wear resistance, wide range of use, basically not limited by the size of the pipeline and low cost of pipeline installation.
Comparison of Ceramic lines with few other materials under standard conditions :
| Material | Thickness(mm) | Approx life ( Months ) |
|---|---|---|
| Mild Steel | 10 | 3-5 |
| Cast Iron | 20 | 6-8 |
| Ni-Hard | 20 | 12-14 |
| Cast Basalt | 30 | 20-25 |
| Ceramic | 10 | 35-40 |
Hard & Compact Smooth & Inner Withstands High-Abrasion & Corrosion In any of the process industries especially Sled and Cement corrosion and abrasion lead to significant downtime of the plant. Further, the useful life or the equipment itself may get impaired because of the high abrasive nature of the materials being used. Thus, ‘wear mechanism’ results in hut down, replacement, etc., which is costly, resulting in loss to tilt: tunic of millions of dollars.
The bend radius should be minimum 3 times of the nominal bore. At discharge end of each bend, cast basalt lined straight pipe of length 5 to 12 times the nominal bore must be used.
Cast basalt can be used for the lining of pipework, chutes, bunkers, cyclones, and hoppers.
It has become the global standard in areas such as ash slurry pipework, often used at fossil-fuel power stations. It is an all-round cost-effective and adaptable lining material that extends the life of equipment in pipe or tile form where affected by erosion.
Cast basalt is well-proven in a variety of industries as a cost-effective, long-lasting lining material used to extend the operating life of equipment manufactured or lined with lower-wearing materials such as steel, cast iron, rubber, and polyurethane.
Cast basalt lined steel pipe, as both a wear—resistant and corrosion—resistant materials, the transport properties of wear or corrosion of materials, after thirty years of practical verification, cast basalt lined steel pipe can be well done.
Cast basalt is also used in cement plants for making air separators, chain conveyor, silica hoppers, nozzles, coal hoppers, cement hoppers, cyclones, raw mill ducts, chutes, thick slurry lines, mixers, grate cooler housing, coal ventury etc.
Cast basalt pipe adopt foam packaging, then in accordance with the specifications to put them into wooden cases, sometimes them can be directly loaded into the compartment or container.
Cast basalt is a mineral of exceptionally high abrasion resistance, unlimted resistance to moisture, high compressive strength and resistance to virtually all acids and alkalis and is completely corrosion free.
Cast basalt is produced by melting selected natural basalt broken into sizes of 20-50 mm in shaft furnaces at tempreatures around 1,300C, following by casting at which the metled basalt forms uniforms pherolithic crystals hence producing its typical physical propertics, in particular its exceptional hardness and wear-resitance.
Cast basalt reaches a value of hardness of 8( min ) on the Moh's hardness scale. for comparision : the highest value10is only attained by dimonds. by virtue of these properties,the silicate cast basalt provides outstanding protection against abrasion and scrubbing.
however, it is marked by asertain sensitivity ti impacts.Under Normal services conditions, cast basalt withstands tempratures up to approx.+ 350C or-40C. However Cast basalt sholud not be subjected ti temprature shocks.
Sizes : Cast basalt produces are manufactured as tiles, from pieces and segments. straight pipes are spun-cast, available for nominal bores of 32 to 600 mm with the wall thickness ranging from 20 to 30mm and a standard lenght of 500mm.samller nominal bores of straight pipes, pipe segment for radill of 40 to 3,000mm of vatrious angles, as well as special formpiece linings are pre dominately sand-cast. The standard wall-thickness is 20mm. depending on the respective quantity, steel moulds can also be used, the wall thickness in those cases usually being 30 to 40mm.
Cast basalt lined pipe can be mainly used as abrasive material and ash handling system like chute slip trough, funnel, silos, a variety dust catcher, revolving-flow machine, various scraper transport planes, all the feeder liner. Laying the ground all types of chemical plants, it can be for lining picking tank or storage of corrosive substance of the storage room.
According to customer requirements along with cast basalt production technology and we can offer various specifications and various shape to meet client's need.
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 90 degree is low like all other ceramics, but it can be increased with proper installation by reducing the angle of impact. Cast Basalt is the best wherever sliding abrasion exists. 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 approx. 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 4500 oC.
Design Aspects
Refining basalt to a finely crystallised glass ceramic, SunnySteel’s cast basalt wear resistant material provides an extremely durable, long-lasting lining for static plants bearing large volumes of abrasive and/or corrosive matter.
Supplied as both a pipe and tile lining solution, cast basalt is ideally suited for wet material handling applications with lower impacts, such as coal chutes, ash sluiceways, ash pipelines at power stations and hydraulic granulated slag or sand conveying. Basalt delivers high resistance to wear corrosion and temperatures up to approximately 400 °C.
Cast basalt pipe is a kind of silicate crystalline material that has been produced and processed. It uses natural rock (basalt, diabase and other basic rocks) or some industrial waste slag as the main raw material. After melting, pouring, crystallization and annealing and other processes. Cast stone has excellent wear resistance and corrosion resistance. Cast stone products mainly include cast stone slabs, cast stone pipes, cast basalt lined pipes, jacketed cast stone pipes, cast stone wear-resistant expansion joints, cast stone wear-resistant valves, cast stone powder and various wear-resistant and resistant cast stone powders as raw materials. Putty slime, etc. Has been widely used in electric power, mining, coal, metallurgy, chemical, construction and other industrial sectors severely worn and corroded parts and equipment.
the cast basalt lined pipe is composed of the inner lined cast stone pipe, the outer steel pipe and the cement mortar filling layer between the two. It integrates the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the cast stone pipe, the toughness of the steel pipe and the consolidation of the cement mortar. In one. It improves the adaptability of the Product to various complex working conditions. At the same time, the use of cement mortar as a filler can make the inner surface of the steel pipe in an alkaline medium, and the surface of the steel pipe will produce a purification film, which can prevent corrosion. It is resistant to wear, corrosion, and high pressure, and is safe and convenient to transport.
Cast basalt lined pipes are divided into straight pipes, curved pipes, tee (cross) pipes, reducing pipes, etc.
The diameter series of the cast stone composite elbow is the same as that of the cast stone composite straight tube, and its turning radius and center angle are made according to user requirements.
Non-standard specifications of cast basalt lined pipes can be made according to customer’s technical requirements. For large-diameter cast basalt lined pipes with a nominal diameter of more than 800mm, different cements are usually used to paste the cast stone plates on the inner wall of the well-processed steel pipes according to the operating conditions of the pipe fittings to form an integrated cast basalt lined pipe. Its advantages are good wear resistance, wide application range, small size limitation of pipe fittings, and low cost of pipe fittings.
Natural gas is used for melting basalt stone in melting furnace. Natural gas is currently very clean and environmentally friendly fuel. No any pollution. To the customer requirements choose environmental protection material that is a good choice.
The product processed from cast basalt is a new type of silicate crystalline material. Using natural rock (basic database, shale, etc.) or industrial waste as the main raw material components, smelting, casting, heat treatment and other processes are regularly arranged, crystalline, hard, and fine-textured metal industrial materials. Casting basalt has an excellent high abrasion and high resistance. Abrasiveness. Corrosion resistance.
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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 90 degree is low like all other ceramics, but it can be increased with proper installation by reducing the angle of impact. Cast Basalt is the best wherever sliding abrasion exists. 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 approx. 90 kg/sq m; whereas bends and pipes are lined using Basalt
Ceramic lined pipe is made through self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) technique.
Cast basalt lined steel pipe is composed by lined with cast basalt pipe, outside steel pipe and cement mortar filling between the two layers.
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