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(I) Technical Data Sheets (TDS)
(A) TYPICAL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES  PERCENTAGE
      CALCIUM OXIDE  CaO 45.5 - 47.00
      SILICA SiO2 48 - 49.50
      MAGANESIUM OXIDE MgO 0.20
      ALUMINA Al2O3 0.60
      FERRIC OXIDE Fe2O3 0.43
      TITANIUM DIOXIDE TiO2 Traces
      MANGANESE OXIDE MnO 0.29
      SODIUM OXIDE Na2O 0.02
      POTASSIUM OXIDE K2O 0.11
      LOSS ON IGNITION LOI 1.80 - 4.5
 

(B) TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

      CHEMICAL FORMULA CaSiO3
      MOLECULAR WEIGHT 116
      FORM & HABIT BLADED CRYSTAL MASSES
      CRYSTAL SYSTEM TRICLINIC ( ACICULAR )
      COLOUR BRILLANT WHITE
      LUSTRE PEARLY
      BRIGHTNESS 78% TO 92%
      REFRACTIVE INDEX 1.627
      SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.9
      BULK DENSITY  
                LOOSE 0.33 to 0.55 gm / ml
                TAPPED 0.60 to 0.95 gm / ml
      HARDNESS 4.5 ( Moh’s Scale )
      OIL ABSORPTION 40 to 65 ( w/w )
      pH OF 10% SLURRY ( FRESHLY PREPARED )  9.0 ( at Ambient )
   
      SOLUBILITY IN WATER  0.01%
      MELTING POINT 15400C
      CO-EFFICENT OF EXPANSION 6.5 X 10-6 (e0)-1
      THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY 350-600 C  2.16 (gm/cal ) ( sec-0CX103)
      CHEMICAL ACTIVITY Largely inertDecomposes in acids.
      SPECIFIC HEAT 0.24 cal / gm0 C
   
(II) TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS (TDS) OF A PARTICULAR GRADE :
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