silica sand for glassmaking

Quartz Sand for Glass

Silica sand is mined mostly for glass-making. Qaurtz sand for glass industry is used in the production of commercial plate glass, automobile glass, glass stones, glass cases, glass fiber for special products, medical glass, glass articles for electronics, bottles, alarm glass and sodium silicate (accelerants).

High quality, white, pure silica sand for glass production, with Silica Dioxide not less than 99.6%, and Ferrous Oxides as low as 0.010%.

Main Features

High purity white Silica sand

With very low Iron content, makes silica granules look ultra-pure, this grade of Silica Sand gives a very pure glass interface, with no impurities.

Silica Sand 99.7% SiO2

We supply high purity silica quartz sand with Silica Dioxide +99.6% SiO2, which helps to achieve the highest quality glass in both transparency and color.

Quartz Silica Sand Specifications

ItemsSpecsItemsSpecs
Proportion (g/cm3)2.66Mosh Strength7.5
Bulk density (g/cm3)1.75Porosity (%)43-47
No-uniform coefficient (K80)≤1.8SiO2 (%)85 – 99.5
Breakage (%)0.53Al2O3≤ 0.15
Clay rate (%)≤1Fe2O3 (%)≤ 0.04
Wear rate (%)0.38CaO

Colors & Sizes of Quartz Sand for Glass

Product Colors:

  • Glass sand: transparent, white porcelain, sea blue, cobalt blue, light blue, brown, black, dark green, light green, bright red, yellow, purple, crystal yellow and so on.
  • Glass beads: transparent, white porcelain, green, sea blue, light blue, cobalt blue, brown, bright red, crystal yellow, yellow, black, amber, purple and so on.

Particle Size:

  • 1-3mm, 2-4mm, 3-6mm, 6-9mm, 9-12mm;
  • Large particle size and fine particle size can be customized.

Packaging & Delivery

  • Package Details: 25kg (55lb)/bag, 40 bags packed in a 1000kg (2200lb) bulk bag or pallet. 1000kg (2200lb) jumbo bag or depending upon your customer’s requirement.
  • Lead Time: 3-25 days after payment according to your order quantities.
  • MOQ: 5 tons.
  • Port: Tianjin port.

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