AB Chem specialise in a wide range of wear resistant products and services. One of the solutions AB Chem can offer their clients is alumina lined chutes and pipes.
When metals, plastics or low-grade ceramics fail due to abrasion or chemical corrosion, high alumina ceramic can becomes the most cost effective wear material to use.
This material is available in a range of grades, shapes and thickness to cater for many applications.
Abrasive resistant grades of alumina tiles are suited for the lining of the following:-
- Chutes
- Launders
- Feed boxes
- Pipework
As an alternative to bonding tiles directly to the equipment they can be bonded to wear plates that are bolted or welded into high wear zones. This provides the added benefit of very fast changes of wear plates during short shutdown windows.
The main advantage of an alumina ceramic tile is the long wearing capability is achieved because the wear surface becomes polished thereby reducing friction.
A further maintenance advantage of tiling if there is an area of highly worn tiles these can be easily removed and replaced with new tiles, reducing the cost of replacing the whole area. If required, thicker tiles may be installed in the high wear area at this time to assist longevity.