Global Industries

Iron Oxide

Iron Oxide is known as Magnetite, Iron Oxide, Fe3O4, Iron Oxide Powder, Ferric Iron Oxide, Metallic Oxide, Magnetic Iron Oxide, Black, Ferrous Ferric Oxide.

We have latest technology factory to manufacture high quality Iron Oxide in 10 mesh to 500 mesh particle sizes.

Iron oxide is a chemical compound made up of oxygen and iron, most abundant in the earth’s crust in the form of Magnetite (Fe3O4) & Hematite (Fe2O3).

With our company, you are guaranteed a consistent and high quality product through our constant drive for effective resource management of our raw materials & process controls ensuring long term availability of materials and future partnerships with our current and prospective clients.

Properties

Magnetic Content – 95%
Particle Size ASTM – 10 Mesh to 400 Mesh (2000 Micron to 37 Micron)
Color – Black, Grey Black
State – Powder form
Moisture – 0%
Specific Gravity – Above 4.6
Excellent Resistance – Heat, Weather, Corrosion
Packing – 25 Kg, 50 Kg, Big Bags

Standard Grades

Our Iron Oxide is available in fine and coarse grades as well as mixtures of these grades. We maintain 0% Moisture in our Iron Oxide grades, while competitors maintain 8-9% Moisture. Each grade has a controlled particle size distribution. We design our grades in such a way that we ensure this natural mineral fits your application.

Applications

High Density Concrete
Plastic, Rubbers, Elastomers
Mould Fluxes / Foundry Fluxes
Concrete and Rubber Paving Blocks
Friction – Brake Pads
Ceramic Tiles Industry
Thermit Welding
Paints & Coatings
Glass Industry

Friction – Brake Pads

For friction applications, iron oxide powders have being applied in various semi-metallic friction materials from resinbonded light/heavy-duty disc and drum brake pads to sintered motorcycle brake pads, clutches, railroad and aircraft brake lining, etc. With combining characteristics analysis of iron oxide powders with brake manufacturing practices, the benefits of adding iron oxide powder in friction formulas can be considered as:

Applications

Modify brake performance
Make brake lighter
Reduce production cost
Minimize brake noise
Reduce rotor wear
Increase brake thermal conductivity

Glass Industry

We can supply iron oxide for glass industries in safe packaging all across the globe.

It is an important ingredient during the making of colored glass.

This is mainly used as coloring agent.

The type of iron oxide decides what color the glass will obtain.

Thermit Welding

Exothermic welding which is also known as thermit welding is a process that uses heat from an exothermic reaction to produce coalescence between two metals. The name is derived from ‘thermit’ which is given to reactions happening between metal oxides and reducing agents. The thermit heat consists of metal oxides having a low heat of formation and metallic reducing agents which, when oxidised, have high heat of formation. The excess heat generated from the reaction products provides the energy source to form the weld between two metals.

The powder consists of aluminium and the oxide of other metals like iron. Once heated, it gives off an enormous amount of heat which is a result of the chemical combination of aluminium with the oxygen of the oxide. The reaction temperature can rise about 2400° C.

For joining the steel parts, thermite welding is mainly used. Thus the common components of thermit welding are the iron oxide that is present in about 78% and the aluminium powder that is present in about 22%. The proportion of 78% and 22% respectively is determined by the combustion reaction of the aluminium and the reaction is as follows:-

8Al + Fe3O4→ 9Fe + 4Al2O3

To repair steel castings and forgings, for joining railroad rails, steel wires and steel pipes, for joining the large cast and forged parts, thermit welding is used.

Advantages of Thermit Welding are as follows:

It is a very simple procedure or process to join two similar or dissimilar metals together quickly.
The thermit process is used in a place where there is no availability of electricity.
As no costly power supply is required, this process is very economical and convenient.

Paints & Coatings

Iron oxide or magnetite is used for corrosion resistance purposes. Iron oxide is used in anti- corrosion paints (used in Eiffel tower and many bridges).

Features of the Industry

Excellent dispensability, excessive thermal stability, mild and chemical stability, UV absorption, and different such useful residences are propelling the call for iron oxide pigments within side the plastics enterprise.
The developing call for nitrobenzene, a first-rate uncooked material, in diverse applications, along with lubricating oils, drugs, artificial rubber, pesticides, and dyes, is expected to gasoline its fee and, in turn, have an effect on the manufacturing fee of iron oxide pigments over the forecast period.
However, political instability in oil-generating nations, along with Saudi Arabia and Iraq amongst different nations within side the Middle East, has ended in excessive fluctuations in product prices. Social unrest and customer fears in Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela, Iran, and Libya have additionally adversely affected the crude oil deliver over the current past.

Ceramic Industry

Iron oxide(Black Iron Oxide) is used as a source of Fe in ceramic applications, particularly in glazing where price and its black raw color are important. Iron oxide provide the color in glaze after being fired at high temperatures. High purity, low heavy metal content grades are available. Our Iron oxide(Black Iron Oxide) powder products have 95% or more Fe3O4. Magnetite >95% Fe3O4 (Black Iron Oxide).