Cast basalt tiles are used in floor covering, bunker’s walls and
outlets, silos and other tanks using storage of bulk materials that
are strong abrasion.
Basalt casting was used as a replacement to iron and steel which
was in short supply after WWII – the crushed natural basalt is
heated back to molten lava and then poured into moulds to make
components such as pipes and floor tiles, which are incredibly hard
wearing and abrasion resistant.
Cast basalt can be formed into a diverse range of shapes and
surface patterns – including bespoke designs (min 325m2). During
the cooling process the surface of the material achieves a
glass-like patina, with an iridescence and texture that is unique
to each piece.
Strong friction wear is caused when emptying the bunker and silos
and, in addition, impact wear occurs during the filling process.
This abrasion sometimes destroys cement bunker walls within a
relatively short time. In practice, cast basalt tiles
wear-resistant linings have proved to be an economical solution.
Microcrystalline cast basalt
Microcrystalline cast basalt is a new kind of crystal silicate
material, is one of the great achievements in the field of glass
processing. It uses blast furnace slag, diabase and basalt as main
raw materials, mixing with silica sand and the right amount of
nucleation agent, after melting, forming and crystallization, made
into a kind of micro crystalline materials. microcrystalline cast
basalt not only has the property of abrasion resistance and
corrosion resistance, also has high compression, flexural
resistance, impact resistant, anti heat resistance, etc.
Microcrystalline cast basalt tile thickness can be up to the
thinnest 10 mm, its appearance is smooth, and thickness is uniform.
Microcrystalline cast basalt is mainly used in metallurgy, coal,
electric power, chemical industry, building materials and other
industrial departments of wear-resisting, corrosion engineering.
Especially, microcrystalline cast basalt lined in swirler, coal
bin, coal storage bin, chute, coal hopper, hopper, etc equipments,
greatly prolong the service life and maintenance cycle. Since
microcrystalline cast basalt tile is thinner than common tiles, so
it’s convenient for construction and installation, and greatly
reduces the weight capacity of the equipment.
