( Reaffirmed 1997 )

IS : 6788.1973

Indian Standard
CHROMITE SPECIFICATION FOR SAND FOR USE IN FOUNDRIES
Sectional Committee,
Ciairman SHRI N. G. CEAKRABARTI 3/D, Nandy Street, Calcutta 29 Members Ssar M. ANIANEY~LC Representing

Foundry

SMDC

17

Ltd, Mining & Allied Machinery Corporation Durgapur SHRI S. R. SE~~QUPTA( Altnnatc ) SHRI S. N. BAJPAI Hindustan Steel Ltd, Ranchi SHRI V. L. POT~~S ( Aftemafc) SKRI B. N. BALIGA Cooper Engineering Ltd, Satara Road Sstnr S. D. BHAG~AT ( Alternate ) SWRI D. N. BINERJEE Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd, Bangalore SHRI K. NAGESHA Rao ( A[temnte ) SRRI S. P. BANERJEE Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co Ltd, Jamshedpur .%RI D. S. GILL ( Alfcmatc ) Mukand Iron & Steel Works Ltd, Bombay SHRX 2. M. BHATE SHRI Y. A. JOCLEKAR ( Alternate ) Bhartia Electric Steel Co Ltd, Calcutta SHRI R. K. BHOWMICK Uttar Pradesh Steels Ltd, Muzaflarnagar SnRI S. K. CAROL1 DEPUTY DIBECTOR ( MET-I ) , RE- Ministry of Railways SEAROR DESIGNS & STAXDARDS ORQANIZATION, LCCKSOW Csissxn3~ & METALLURGIST ~:~&o~;nl;;o;;;~;;~ TARANJAN ( Alternate1 ) WORKS MANAOI~R (MFG ) , CAITTARANJAN LOCOH~TIVE CH~TT.~RANJAN WOBKS, CA&mate II ) New Precision ( I 1 Private Ltd, Dewas SHRI M. S. DESHPASDE In personal capacity ( 164, Secfor 27-A, Chandigarh) SERt M. S. Doa Naval Headquarters, bfinistry of Defence LT P. D~TTA Jai Engineering Works Ltd, Calcutta SHRI S. C. JAIN

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IS: 6m - 1973
( eonfiflaed pofn pap 1 ) Members
SHRI P. L. KATRURIA

Repssnting Directorate General of (Inspection Wing ) Supplies & Disposals

SHRI M. C. AICR ( Alternate ) SHH~ F. S. KATPITIA Sam Y. N. KAU~XUL SHRI G. C. KHAXNA

DR

DR C. R. R. CHAR SHRI E. 6. KO~HARJ SXI%IB. W. KCLPARXI

s. s. &ANNA

SRRI D. P. JAIN ( Altcrnotc )

(

Jyoti Limited, Baroda Indian Foundry Association, Calcutta Indian Non-Ferrous Metals Manufacturers tion, Calcutta Heavy Engineering Corporation

Associa-

Ltd, Ranchi

.4lternatr ,)

*SIrEIc. L. PA2iXX ( if!tC,XUtr ) Institute of Indian Foundrymen, Calcutta Srinr I). G. Kvr.sa~~-r SIXRI V. T. RA~,AS~;~)I?B~~ANIAM ( ALternate) Machinery Manufacturers Corporation SHRI AK~L MITX; Calcutta SHRi H. :s. PAUL ( iiltcrnatc ) SHRl P. C. i&iinLiXri Electros tee1 Castings _ Ltd, Calcutta Sria~ S. N. Aosz \w,\t. ( Alternofc ) Indian Engineering Association, Calcutta Indian Iron and Steel Co Ltd, Calcutta

Pioneer Equipment Co Private Ltd, Baroda Directorate General of Technical Development, New Delhi

Ltd,

M. M. Suri & Associates (P) Ltd, New Delhi Laxmi Starch Factory Ltd, Bombay Metallurgical Laboratory ( CSIR ), National Jamshedpur Indian Oxygen Ltd, Calcutta Southern Alloy Foundries Private Ltd, Madras Indian Institute of Metals, Calcutta Director General, IS1 ( Ex-oficio Member )

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R, K. SB~FAITAVA, Deputy Director ( Strut Sz Met ) ( Scnctarp )

IS : 6788 - 1973

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR CHROMITE SAND FOR USE IN -FOUNDRIES

0.

FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted

by the Indian Standards Institution on 25 January 1973, after the draft finalized by the Foundry Sectional Committee -had been approved by the Structural and Metals Division Council. 0.2 Chromite sand is used either as a moulding the production of castings. sand or as a core sand in

0.3 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in The number of significant places retained accordance with IS : 2-1960*. in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard foundries. covers the requirements of chromite sand for use in

2. SUPPLY OF MATERIAL

L
sand for use in

2.1 General requirements

foundries

relating to the supply of chromite shall be as laid doivn in IS: 1387-19677. black appearance

2.2 The material shall have shining from foreign materials. 3. GRADES

and shall be free

3.1 The material ( b ) Coarse.

shall

be

of

two

gryh, -

namely,

(a)

Fine,

and

. . . __.._.~ *Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ) .

*General requirements for the supply of metallurgical niaterials (jir~t rauision ).

1s:6788-

1973 COMPOSITION on dry

4. CHEMICAL

4.1 Chromite sand shall have the following chetical composition mass basis. The loss on ignition shall be 1 percent, MUX: Constituent Requirement, percent C&s Fed% Sio? CaO 44 Min 26 Max 4 Max 0.5 Max

Indian Standard Methods of chemical analysis of chromite sand is NOTE- under preparation. Till it is published, the methods of chemical analysis shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. 4.1.1 If required,

may also be specified as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier.

maximum limit for magnesium oxide (MgO)

content

5. pH VALUE 5.1 The /IH value of the sand, when determined in accordance with the method specified in Appendix A, shall be between 7.00 and 9.0. 6. ACID method ments:
6.1 The DEMAND VALUE

acid demand value, when determined in accordance with the given in Appendix A, shall conform to the following require3 4 5

PH
Acid

10 ml

8 ml

6 ml

Demand value, MUX 7. FUSION

POINT

7.1 When tested in accordance with IS : 1918-1966*, tllre ofchromite sand shall be not below 1 800C. 8. GRAIN SHAPE

the fusion tempera_

8.1 When tested in accordance with IS : 1918-1966*, grain shall be mostly sub-angular in shape. Methods of physiral tests for foundry sands. 4

the washed sari<1

fsc6766-1973

9. GRAIN FINENESS
9.1 The fineness of the two grades following requirements: *IS Sieve DesQpation of chromite sand shall conform to the

Fraction Retained on r----L-, Fine Grade (F) Coarse Grade percent percent 3 Max 18 Max 5 Max 10 Max lo-25 IO-25 1O-20 lo-20 l 7-20

(C)

7 10 micron 500 2, 355 3, 250 z,

212 150 106

75 Pan

>, >, ,>

,,

-l

70 Min 12 Max

NOTE-When IS Sieves are not available, equivalent BS or ASTM Test Sieves specified in Appendix B may he used. The BS and ASTM Sieves listed in Appendix B have the apertures within the limits specified for the corresponding IS Sieves.

10. @LAY

CQNTENT
in accordance with IS: 1918-

10.1 The clay content when determined 19661_ shall not exceed 0.75 percent. 11. SAMPLING 1P.f Representative samples shall sampling given in IS: 1811-1961:. 11.2
given

be drawn

according

to the scheme

of

Moisture Content-When tested in accordance with the method in IS: 191%19667 shall not be more than 0.5 percent. chromite specified, bags each containing chromite sand shah 50 kg. be supplied in

12. PACKING 12.1 Unless otherwise polythene moisture-free 13. MARKING 13.1 Thebags following: a) Grade containing sand shall be clearly marked with the

of the material, name, and

b ) Manufacturers c ) Trade-mark. _ ___~ ~. .____-

*See IS : 460-1962 Specification for test sieves ( revised). tMethods of physical tefts for foundry sands. ;Methods of sampling foundry sands.

Is:6788-1973 13.1.1 The

Mark.
NOTE -The use of the ISI Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks ) Act and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The ISI Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requirements of that standard under a well-definod system of inspection, testing and quality control which is devised and supervised by IS1 and operated by the producer. IS1 marked products are also continuously checked by IS1 for conformity to that standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions under which a licence for the use of the IS1 Certification Mark may be granted to manufacturers or processors, may be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.

material

ma)i also be marked

with

the

IS1

Certification

APPENDIX A ( Clauses 5.1 ahd 6.1)

TEST A-l. QUALITY OF REAGENTS and distilled water (see
do not contain impurities

METHODS

A-l.1 Unless otherwise specified, pure chemicals 1s : 1070-1960* ) shall be used in the tests.
-Pure chemicals shall mean NOTE which affect the results of analysis. chemicals that

A-l.2 Reagenti A-la1 A-1 92

A-2.

Hydr&hi6

A&f-O*1

N. @ 1 N.

Sodium Hydroxide Solution OF pH

DETERMINATION

VALUE
about 50 g of chromite sand for at least 5 minutes. out at 27 &2C.

A-2.1 Preparationof in 100 ml of distilled A-2.2 Test

the Sample-Take water and stir together

Temperature-The

test shall he carried

A-2.3 Procedure -Measure the $H of the supernatant liquid at short intervals. with repeated stirring by any standard PH meter usiirg glass electrodes, until constant.
NOTE

methods.

-The

PH is determined

at room

temperature

preferably

by electrometric

A-3. A-j.1

DETERMINATION

OF ACID

DkMAND

VALUE

Test Temperature-The test shall be carried out at 27 f 2C. *Specit%ation for water, distilled quality ( rciwd). 6

Ist6788-1373 A-3.2 Procedure - Stir together for at least 5 minutes, 50 g of chromite sand, 50 ml of distilled water and 50 ml of @l N hydrochloric acid. Allow to stand for a minimum period of 1 hour and back-titrate the resulting solution with 0.1 N sodium hydroxide solution topH 3,4 and 5. The amount of acid consumed at each pH level gives the acid demand value of the sand.

710 micron 500 >> 355 )) 250 212 150 1% 75 ,, ,> ,) ,, ,)

22 30 44 60 72 ;oo 15r 200

707 500 354 250 210 149 105 74