Description

Brick Making Compound (BMC) is a mixture of unreacted ilmenite sand and lime. It can be used as a complete or partial substitute of sand. It gives good binding and adhesive properties in mortar.

Application

BMC is specially designed for making brick, interlock tiles and other construction materials.

Chemical name

Nil

 

CHARACTERISTICS / CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Characteristics Requirement Typical result
Moisture% 5-10 6.4
TiO2% 50-55 52.0
pH 7-9 9.0
Silica % 8-10 10
Ca(OH)2 % 4-5 4
Fe2O3 % 10-12 10