Description
Usage
- Starting material for the smelting of aluminium
- Catalyst – carrier and adsorbent in the petroleum and chemical industries
- Additive in paper manufacturing
- Advanced ceramics for heavy-duty forming tools
- Resistor-core in the Electronic Industry
- Filler for plastics
- Removal of water from gas streams
Benefits
- Very effective as an abrasive due to its hardness
- Effective as a refractory material due to its high melting point
- Very good electrical insulation
- Very high compressive strength
- High corrosion and wear resistance
