Calcium Silicate

Composition

Wollastonite (CaSiO₃) and Cuspidine (Ca₄F₂Si₂O₇)

Casifos^®

Properties

• good melting properties

Applications

Metallurgy: important ingredient of casting powders

Casiflux^®

Properties

• alkaline
• pH-buffering effect
• low water absorption
• high aspect ratio,  reinforcing (needle shaped)
• chemically resistant

Applications

Metallurgy: main component of molding powdwers, slag former, insulates the liquid steel against cooling and oxidation

Construction: to reinforce ceiling panels and improve structural integrity after fire

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