Foundry

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories offers a wide range of products and services for individual situations and operating conditions in both of ferrous and non-ferrous foundries. Our well known NORTON Dry Vibration Monolithics, Castables and Ramming Monolithics are used with outstanding success in induction furnaces, ladles and launders. The castables NORFAST® and NORFLOW® allow a much faster drying and easier casting during on-site installation. In addition to our reliable product performance, we offer solution encompassing refractory design, installation, supervision or turnkey services.

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Foundry Equipment, Coreless Furnace | Saint-Gobain

Coreless Induction Furnace

Coreless induction furnaces are one of the most used furnace types in steel and alloy production known for its flexibility and handling advantages. Saint-Gobain provide products specially developed for each of the different factors impacting end product quality. In addition, we supply high-grade refractories for coil lining, main lining, topping and spout area. Saint-Gobain's complete product range for coreless induction furnace do help improve energy balance in production and consequently reduce overall cost.


Equipment Area	Product Name	Metal	Chemical Analysis
Equipment Area	Product Name	Iron (I), Steel (S), Copper/Brass (CB), Zinc (Zn), Aluminum (AL)	Al₂O₃%	SiO₂%	MgO %	SiC %
Coil Grout	NORCOIL A 337	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Coil Grout	NORCOIL A 337 F	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Coil Grout	NORCOIL A 339	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Coil Grout	NORFLOW A 337	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Cover	NORCAST A 333	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.5
Cover	NORCAST A 8266	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	54.8	38.3
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1167	I	87	8
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 100	I / S	87		12
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 100 ES	I / S	85		12
Working Lining	Magnafrax 300 C	S	39		57
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 113	S	93	1	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 113 D	S	89	1	7
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 112 A / NORVIBE A 112 D	Zn / AL	92	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 114	I / S / CB	92	1	5
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 114 D	I / S / CB	90	1	7
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 115	I / S	93	1	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 115 D	I / S	90	1	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1173 / S / L	I / S	87	0.5	12
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 150	I / S	88	1
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 189	S	87	0.5
Working LIning	NORVIBE A 121	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 121 D	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1205	S	87	0.5	12
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1213	I / S	87	0.5	12
Working LIning	NORVIBE A 1235	I / S	85	0.1	14
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1247 SF	S	83		14
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1248 LG	S	86		12
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1249	S	81		16
Working LIning	NORVIBE A 1250	S	79		18
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1251	S	85		12
Working LIning	NORVIBE A 122 A	CB	87	4	7
Working LIning	NORVIBE A 122 D	CB	87	4	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 123	CB	87	4	4
Working LIning	NORVIBE A 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 993 / D	AL	89	4	11
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1092	S / CB	85.5		14
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 130 / Zn	CB / Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 1087	I	68	22
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 1098	I / S	73	24
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 131	CB / Zn / AL	65	25
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 132	CB	62	23
Working Lining	NORVIBE M 177	I / S	24	1.5	71
Working Lining	NORVIBE M 180	S	14	1.5	82
Working Lining	NORVIBE M 1210	S	24		73
Working Lining	NORVIBE S 145	I / S	69	0.5	28
Working Lining	NORVIBE S 149 C / M	S	72		27
Working Lining	NORRAM A 106 / NORRAM A 206	S	86	11	0
Working Lining	NORRAM A 107 / NORRAM A 207	S	83	14	0
Working Lining	NORRAM A 111	I	81	14	1.8
Working Lining	NORRAM M 170	S	25	5	67
Working Lining	NORRAM M 774	S		1	98
Inductor	NORVIBE A 112 A / D	Zn / AL	92	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 126 A	Zn / AL	90	5
Inductor	NORVIBE K 130 / Zn	CB / Zn / AL	68	27
Inductor	NORVIBE K 131 / Zn	CB / Zn	65	25
Inductor	NORVIBE S 145	I / S	69	0.5	28
Inductor	NORVIBE S 149 C	I / S	72	0.5	27
Topping	NORTOP A 102 / NORTOP A 402	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
Topping	NORTOP A 1211	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	82	13
Topping	NORCAST A 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	92	0.1
Topping	NORPATCH M 172	I / S	63	7	27
Topping	NORPATCH S 149	S	63	5	28
Topping	NORTOP M 168	S	23	3	70
Topping	NORTOP M 179	S	23	1	72
Topping	NORTOP M 269	I / S	12	1	80
Topping	NORTOP S 146	I / S	69	0.5	28
For Repair	NORPATCH A 452	I / S	92	2
For Repair	NORPATCH A 748	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	15
For Repair	NORPLAST A 900	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	8
For Repair	NORPATCH A 1252	S	90	8.5
For Repair	NORPATCH S 147	S	63		28
For Repair	NORPLAST A 94 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	NORPLAST A 90 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	73	23

Pouring Furnace

Pouring furnaces comprise three main areas — inductor, throats and upper case — submitted to various stresses. Saint-Gobain selects and supplies high-grade refractory materials to resist slag line corrosion and inductor clogging to provide the most efficient and durable furnace operation. For its various shapes and geometries, our engineers make recommendations based on unique operation condition of each foundry. For lining of the upper case, we provide a large range of Dry Vibrated Cement / DVC and castables suitable for your operating conditions and specifications.


Equipment Area	Product Name	Metal	Chemical Analysis
Equipment Area	Product Name	Iron (I), Steel (S), Copper/Brass (CB), Zinc (Zn), Aluminum (AL)	Al₂O₃%	SiO₂%	MgO %	SiC %
Cover	NORCAST A 333	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.5
Cover	NORCAST A 8266	I / S	54.8	38.3
Cover	NORCAST Y 75 LCC	Zn	44	46
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1007	I / CB / Zn	78	2		16
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1167	I	92	2
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1167 / AL	Zn / AL	92	2
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1031 / AL	Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1031	I	70	26
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1061	I / CB / Zn	47	35		15
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 308	I	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	95	0.2
Working LIning	NORFLOW A 973	I / CB / Zn	84	4.5		7
Working LIning	NORFLOW A 1007	I / CB / Zn	77	5
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1162 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1167	I	87	8
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1167 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1031	I	70	26
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1031 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1061	I / CB / Zn	65	18
Working Lining	NORCAST A 118	I	91	1	5
Working Lining	NORCAST A 118 D	I	88	1	7
Working Lining	NORCAST A 308	I	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORCAST A 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	95	0.1
Working Lining	NORCAST A 334 / AL	CB	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 873	I	75	3
Working Lining	NORCAST A 973 / NORCAST AF 973	CB / Zn	84	5
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1007 / NORCAST AF 1007	I / CB	79	2
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1162 / NORCAST AF 1162	I	90	5
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1162 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	4.9
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1167 AL	Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1167 CFR / AL	CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORCAST AF 973	I	84	4.5
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1031	I	62	30
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1031 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	62	30
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1061	I / CB / Zn	53	27
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 114	CB	92	1	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 114 D	CB	90	1	7
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 121	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 121 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 122 A	I / CB	87	4
Working LIning	NORVIBE A 122 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 150	I	88	1
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1201	I	88	4.8
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 131	CB	65	25
Working Lining	NORVIBE M 180	I	14	1.2	82
Working Lining	NORCAST Y 75 LCC	Zn / AL	44	46
Working Lining	NORCAST A 95 AL	AL	79	11
Working Lining	NORRAM A 106 / NORRAM A 206	I	86	11	0
Working Lining	NORRAM A 107 / NORRAM A 207	I	83	14	0
Working Lining	NORRAM A 111	I	81	14	1.8
Working Lining	NORRAM A 861	I	90		7
Inductor	NORVIBE K 131 / Zn	CB	65	25
Inductor	NORVIBE A 114	I	92	1	5
Inductor	NORVIBE A 157 / NORVIBE A 157 D	I	93	4
Topping	NORTOP A 102 / NORTOP A 402	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
Topping	NORPATCH A 452	I / S	92	2
Topping	NORPATCH M 172	I / S	63	7	27
For Repair	NORPATCH A 152	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	2
For Repair	NORPATCH A 452	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	2
For Repair	NORPATCH A 748	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	15
For Repair	NORPLAST A 94 P	I / CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	NORPLAST A 90 PF	I / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 P	I / CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 PF	I / CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	NORGUN A 187 / NORGUN A 287	I	82	14
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 P	I / CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 PF	I / CB / Zn / AL	73	23

Inductor

Saint-Gobain refractory products are available for lining of inductors. Saint-Gobain supplies Castable / Plastic mix for topping, Dry Vibrated Cement / DVC monolithics and castables for working lining, and ceramic fiber for insulation lining.


Equipment Area	Product Name	Metal	Chemical Analysis
Equipment Area	Product Name	Iron (I), Steel (S), Copper/Brass (CB), Zinc (Zn), Aluminum (AL)	Al₂O₃%	SiO₂%	MgO %	SiC %
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1007	CB / Zn	78	2		16
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1167 / AL	Zn / AL	92	2
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1031 / AL	Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1061	CB / Zn	47	35		15
Working Lining	NORFAST A 308 / AL	Zn / AL	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 973	CB / Zn	84	4.5		7
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1007	CB / Zn	77	5
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1162 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1167 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1031 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1061	CB / Zn	65	18
Working Lining	NORCAST A 308 / AL	Zn / AL	95	0.1
Working Lining	NORCAST A 973 / NORCAST AF 973	CB / Zn	84	5
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1007 / NORCAST AF 1007	CB	79	2
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1167 AL	Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1031 / AL	CB / Zn/ AL	62	30
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1061	CB / Zn	53	27
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 112 A / NORVIBE A 112 D	Zn / AL	92	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 113	I	93	1	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 113 D	I	89	1	7
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 118	I	91	1	5
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 118 D	I	88	1	7
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 121	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 121 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 122 A	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 122 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 993 / D	AL	89	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 131	CB	65	25
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 132	CB	62	23
Working Lining	NORVIBE M 177	I	24	1.5	71
Working Lining	NORVIBE M 180	I	14	1.5	82
Working Lining	NORVIBE S 149 C / M	I	72		27
Working Lining	NORRAM A 106 / NORRAM A 206	I	86	11	0
Working Lining	NORRAM A 107 / NORRAM A 207	I	83	14	0
Working Lining	NORRAM A 861	I	90		7
Inductor	NORCAST A 308 / AL	Zn / AL	92	0.1
Inductor	NORCAST K 1031 / AL	Zn / AL	62	30
Inductor	NORVIBE A 103	I	68	0.5	29
Inductor	NORVIBE A 108	I	89	7
Inductor	NORVIBE A 112 A / D	Zn / AL	92	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 113	I	93	1	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 114 M	CB	92	1	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 114 D	CB	90	1	7
Inductor	NORVIBE A 118 / NORVIBE A 118 D	I	91	1	5
Inductor	NORVIBE A 121	CB	87	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 121 D	CB	87	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 122 A	CB	87	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 122 D	CB	87	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 126 A	Zn / AL	90	5
Inductor	NORVIBE A 157 / NORVIBE A 157 D	I	93	4
Inductor	NORVIBE A 157 W	I	89	1	9
Inductor	NORVIBE A 993 / D	AL	89	4
Inductor	NORVIBE K 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Inductor	NORVIBE K 131 / Zn	CB / Zn / AL	65	25
Inductor	NORVIBE M 180	I	14	4.5	82
Inductor	NORVIBE M 929	I	14	1.5	82
Inductor	NORVIBE S 145	I	69	0.5	28
Inductor	NORVIBE S 149 C	I	72	0.5	27
Topping	NORTOP A 102 / NORTOP A 402	I / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
Topping	NORTOP A 1211	I / CB / Zn / AL	82	13
Topping	NORCAST A 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	92	0.1
Topping	NORPATCH M 172	I	63	7	27
Topping	NORTOP M 269	I/S	12	1	80
Topping	NORTOP S 146	I	69	0.5	28
For Repair	NORPATCH A 748	CB / Zn / AL	83	15
For Repair	NORPLAST A 94 P	CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	NORPLAST A 90 PF	CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 P	CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 PF	CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 P	CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 PF	CB / Zn / AL	73	23

Foundry Equipment,Ladle & Other | Saint-Gobain

Ladle and Other

For Lining of Ladle and other equipment, Saint-Gobain provides Dry Vibrated Cement / DVC monolithics, castables and plastic mix for working lining and ceramic fiber, bricks, and castables for insulation lining.


Equipment Area	Product Name	Metal	Chemical Analysis
Equipment Area	Product Name	Iron (I), Steel (S), Copper/Brass (CB), Zinc (Zn), Aluminum (AL)	Al₂O₃%	SiO₂%	MgO %	SiC %
Cover	NORCAST A 333	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.5
Cover	NORCAST Y 75 LCC	Zn / AL	44	46
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1007	I / CB / Zn	78	2		16
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1167	I / S	92	2
Working Lining	NORFAST A 1167 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	92	2
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1031	I	70	26
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1031 / AL	Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	NORFAST K 1061	I / CB / Zn	47	35		15
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 308	I / S	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 973	I / S / CB / Zn	84	4.5		7
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1007	I / CB / Zn	77	5
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1162 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1167	I / S	87	8
Working Lining	NORFLOW A 1167 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1031	I / S	70	26
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1031 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	NORFLOW K 1061	I / S / CB / Zn	65	18
Working Lining	NORCAST A 308	I / S	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORCAST A 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	95	0.1
Working Lining	NORCAST A 334	I / S	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORCAST A 334 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	95	0.2
Working Lining	NORCAST A 973 / NORCAST AF 973	CB / Zn	84	5
Working Lining	NORCAST AF 973	I / S	84	4.5
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1007 / NORCAST AF 1007	I / CB	79	2
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1162 / NORCAST AF 1162	I / S	90	5
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1162 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	4.9
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1167 AL	Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1167 CFR	I / S	87	8
Working Lining	NORCAST A 1167 CFR / AL	CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1031	I / S	62	30
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1031 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	62	30
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1061	I / S / CB / Zn	53	27
Working Lining	NORCAST K 1098	S	73	24
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 121	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 121 D	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 122 A	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 122 D	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 993 / D	AL	89	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE A 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	NORVIBE K 131	CB	65	25
Working Lining	NORCAST SILISOL 20 LCC	Zn / AL	6	87
Working Lining	NORCAST SILISOL PLUS	Zn / AL	9	87
Working Lining	NORCAST SILISOL PREMIUM	Zn / AL	9	87
Working Lining	NORCAST Y 45	Zn / AL	47	40
Working Lining	NORCAST Y 75 LCC	Zn / AL	44	46
Working Lining	NORCAST A 95 AL	Zn / AL	79	11
Working Lining	NORRAM A 106 / NORRAM A 206	S	86	11	0
Working Lining	NORRAM A 107 / NORRAM A 207	S	83	14	0
Working Lining	NORRAM M 774	S		1	98
Inductor	NORVIBE S 149 C	I / S	72	0.5	27
Topping	NORPATCH A 452	I	92	2
Topping	NORTOP S 146	I / S	69	0.5	28
For Repair	NORPATCH A 152	I	92	2
For Repair	NORPATCH A 452	I	92	2
For Repair	NORPATCH A 748	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	15
For Repair	NORPATCH S 147	S	63		28
For Repair	NORPLAST A 900	I / S / Zn / AL	83	8
For Repair	NORPLAST A 94 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	NORPLAST A 90 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	NORPLAST A 85 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	NORPLAST M 70 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	73	23

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Dry Vibrated Cements (DVC)

Dry Vibrated Cements / DVC

We offer an optimized range of Dry-Vibrated Cements / DVC customized to customer-specific use of equipment, as well as to metal for melting and operating parameters.

We are committed to use of Neutral Ramming Mixes / NRM based on alumina/magnesia spinel material. NRM exhibit increased lifetime and corrosion resistance, delivering operational savings. NRM’s unique 3-layer design helps prevent leakage, providing additional security for melting and safety for the staff.

Our HeatKing™ product, specially designed to satisfy Indian market requirements, offers an outstanding performance in steel melting in coreless induction furnaces.

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Conventional Castables

Our castables range is not limited to regular cement content to LCC / Low Cement Castables, ULCC / Ultra Low Cement Castables and cement free castables but also specialties such as self-flowing or fast-firing solutions. Considering the different zones of the equipment we also provide topping mixes and special coil cement. Product characteristics are carefully selected in accordance with your specific needs regarding melting and equipment for transportation and transfer that has a long life thanks to a high level of metal-corrosion resistance and thermal-shock behavior. Our refractory castables are also optimized for quick installation, with a reproducible structure for the finished installation.

NORFLOW® Castables

NORFLOW® range are self-flow castables designed to be installed without using any installation tool e.g. vibrator. It is sufficient to prepare the mix and pour it into the mold or area and the product flows into all zones by gravity. Main advantages of self-flowing castables are:

Economic: reduced downtime, increased productivity, manpower savings (e.g. no additional or specific preparation of the installation is requested compared to conventional castables)
EHS: better and less painful working conditions, lower noise level, better safety (e.g. no need to walk on formworks with vibrating needles).
Technical: generally higher performance, better aspect of surfaces and edges, greater freedom in structure design

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NORFAST® Castables

The NORFAST® product range provides high-performance castables specially designed for high-speed installation and dry-out work, to reduce equipment downtime. Norfast® castables exhibit excellent mechanical strength and performance at high temperatures and in contact with molten metal. Their unique binder matrix allows incredible dry-out performance, leading to an overall installation time-savings of up to 50%.

Precast Shapes

Our facilities manufacture and supply preshaped and prefired products, e.g. launders, channels, filter boxes (especially for use in aluminum foundries), or any other design based on customer requests. The consistent product quality, simple installation and reduced downtime make these products a preferred solution for cost-sensitive production lines. Especially for the aluminum industry, Saint-Gobain’s premium partner COREF uses the latest production technology to provide the optimal finished quality and product performance. Precast shapes made using our CORSIL/Silisol® product line are used by the world’s biggest aluminum producers, who have confirmed their benefits, e.g. consistent quality and shape variability.

Plastic & Ramming Mixes

Our plastic refractory and ramming mixes are available ready to use, and are the first choice for many applications (e.g. spout, top, ladle launder) for quick cold or hot repair as well as full supporting refractory lining. You can apply our plastic products by hand or using a trowel (e.g. for quick repair of cracks or wear zones) or a tool, e.g. a pneumatic hammer.

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Dense Refractories

In addition to our foundry-product portfolio we also provide a wide range of dense refractories (e.g. SiAlON/SiC/Si3N4, alumina, mullite), as well as insulation materials such as microporous, mica, slip-plane and lightweight bricks, to match your application.

Boron Nitride

Our premium Boron Nitride coatings are validated solutions for efficient reduction of metal sticking/wetting on refractory linings, and have a direct, positive impact on the process lining’s life.

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Customized Precast Ceramic Loops

Customized precast ceramic loops for inductors ensure competitive downtime and ease of installation in inductors by providing additional safety and lifetime in operations.

High-quality Installation Equipment

Related product: High-quality Installation Equipment

To guarantee a state-of-the-art refractory installation result, we provide high-quality installation equipment such as forks or pneumatic rammers (e.g. Bosch-type vibrator, bottom vibrator or Klein-type sidewall vibrator).

Industries We Serve

Solutions customized based on your need

Steel Melting

Refractory solutions for steel melting processes (air or vacuum melting operations) for different feedstock or steel quality by using dry vibrated cements, high performing castables and ramming mixes.

Iron Melting

High performing and long lasting dry ramming mixes or castables for iron production in melting, holding and transportation equipment e.g. coreless induction furnaces, holding and pouring furnaces, ladles or inductors.

Copper & Brass Melting

Foundry Solution, Copper and Brass Melting | Saint-Gobain

Copper & Brass Melting

Excellent quality products for copper melting and casting devices e.g. coreless induction furnaces, channel furnaces with upper case and inductor as well as launders with optimal performance and lifetime.

Foundry Industry, Aluminum melting | Saint-Gobain

Aluminium Melting

Foundry Solution, Aluminum Melting | Saint-Gobain

Aluminium Melting

Refractory solutions to support process stability, control & product quality by high performing and specially design products (non-wetting castables or precast shapes) for aluminium casting process.

Zinc Melting

Long lasting, highly reliable ramming mixes and castables for coreless induction furnaces, inductors and upper cases in zinc melting applications.

Galvanizing

Reliable and long lasting refractory products for metal sheet coating applications (e.g. bricks, castables and ramming mixes for coating pot upper case, inductors, launders and premelters) for improved productivity and minimalized downtime.

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