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	CA 337	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Coil Grout	CA 337 F	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Coil Grout	CA 339	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Coil Grout	CA 340	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	1
Coil Grout	CA 343	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	90	1
Coil Grout	CA 8345	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	86.5	2.5
Coil Grout	Norflow A 337	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	90	1
Cover	CA 333	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.5
Cover	CA 343	CB / Zn / AL	90	1
Cover	CA 8266	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	54.8	38.3
Working Lining	Norflow A 1167 / AL	I	87	8
Working Lining	LA 100	I / S	87		12
Working Lining	LA 100 ES	I / S	85		12
Working LIning	Magnafrax 300 C	S	39		57
Working Lining	RA 106 / RA 206	S	86	11	0
Working LIning	RA 107 / RA 207	S	83	14	0
Working LIning	RA 111	I	81	14	1.8
Working Lining	RM 170	S	25	5	67
Working LIning	RM 173	S	5		91
Working Lining	RM 177	S	24		72
Working Lining	RM 774	S		1	98
Working Lining	VA 103	I / S	68	0.5	29
Working Lining	VA 108	I	89	7
Working Lining	VA 112 A / VA 112 D	Zn / AL	92	4
Working Lining	VA 113	S	93	1	4
Working Lining	VA 113 D	S	89	1	7
Working Lining	VA 114	CB	92	1	4
Working Lining	VA 114 D	CB	90	1	7
Working Lining	VA 118	I	91	1	5
Working Lining	VA 118 D	I	88	1	7
Working Lining	VA 121	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 121 D	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 A	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 D	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 123	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	VA 150	I / S	88	1
Working Lining	VA 189	S	87	0.5	11
Working Lining	VA 993 / D	AL	89	4
Working Lining	VA 1020	S	83.4		14
Working Lining	VA 1092	S / CB	85		14
Working Lining	VA 1173 / S / L	I / S	87	0.5	12
Working Lining	VA 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 1205	S	87	0.5	12
Working Lining	VA 1213	I / S	87	0.5	12
Working Lining	VA 1235	I / S	87	0.5	12
Working Lining	VA 1247 SF	S	83		14
Working Lining	VA 1248 LG	S	86		12
Working Lining	VA 1249	S	81		16
Working Lining	VA 1250	S	79		18
Working Lining	VA 1251	85		12
Working Lining	VA 8068	S	82		12	4% Cr₂O₃
Working Lining	8069	S	86.5		12
Working Lining	8069S	S	86.5		12
Working Lining	VA 8071	CB	76.2	16.5
Working Lining	VA 8072	S	75		22
Working Lining	VA 8075	S	75		22
Working Lining	VA 8077	S	86.5		12
Working Lining	VA 8077K	S	86.5		12
Working Lining	VA 8078	S	84.6		12	2% Cr₂O₃
Working Lining	VA 8092	S / CB	85.5		14
Working Lining	VA 8111	S	86.5		7	5% Cr₂O₃
Working Lining	VK 130 / Zn	CB / Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	VK 131	CB / Zn / AL	65	25
Working Lining	VK 132	CB	62	23
Working Lining	VK 1087	I	68	22
Working Lining	VK 1098	I / S	73	24
Working Lining	VK 8087	I	68	22		5% Cr₂O₃
Working Lining	VM 177	I / S	24	1.5	71
Working Lining	VM 180	S	14	1.5	82
Working Lining	VM 1210	S	24		73
Working Lining	VM 8180	S	14	1.5	82
Working Lining	VS 145	I / S	69	0.5	28
Working Lining	VS 149 C / M	S	72		27
Inductor	VA 112 A / D	Zn / AL	92	4
Inductor	VA 126 A	Zn / AL	90	5
Inductor	VK 130 / Zn	CB / Zn / AL	68	27
Inductor	VK 131 / Zn	CB / Zn / AL	65	25
Inductor	VS 145	I / S	69	0.5	28
Inductor	VS 149 C	I / S	72	0.5	27
Topping	CA 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	92	0.1
Topping	PA 1166	CB / Zn / AL	91.6	2.3
Topping	PM 172	I / S	63	7	27
Topping	PS 149	S	63	5	28
Topping	RM 173T	S	5		91
Topping	RM 177T	S	24		72
Topping	TA 102 / TA 402	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
Topping	TA 1211	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	82	13
Topping	TM 168	S	23	3	70
Topping	TM 179	S	23	1	72
Topping	TM 269	I / S	12	1	80
Topping	TS 146	I / S	69	0.5	28
Topping	VA 1092	S	85.5
Topping	VA 8077T	S	86		12
For Repair	PA 452	I / S	92	2
For Repair	PA 748	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	15
For Repair	PA 900	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	8
For Repair	PA 1252	S	90	8.5
For Repair	PS 147	S	63		28
For Repair	PA 8409	I / CB / Zn / AL	80	6		8% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	PA 8415	S	78	7		4% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	PA 8470	S	76	8		2% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	SGP A 94 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	SGP A 90 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	SGP B 85 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	SGP B 85 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	SGP A 86 P	S	80	9		6% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	SGP A 88 P	I	84	10
For Repair	SGP M 70 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	SGP M 70 PLUS	I	68	25
For Repair	SGP 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	CA 333	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.5
Cover	CA 343	CB / AL	90	1
Cover	CA 8266	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	54.8	38.3
Cover	Y 75 LCC	Zn	44	46
Working Lining	Norfast A 1007	I / CB / Zn	78	2		16
Working Lining	Norfast A 1167 / AL	I / Zn / AL	92	2
Working Lining	Norfast K 1031 / AL	I / Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	Norfast K 1061	I / CB / Zn	47	35		15
Working Lining	Norflow A 308 / AL	I / 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 / AL	I / CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	Norflow K 1031 / AL	I / CB / Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	Norflow K 1061	I / CB / Zn	65	18
Working Lining	CA 308 / AL	I / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.1
Working Lining	CA 334 AL	CB	95	0.2
Working Lining	CA 973 / CAF 973	I / CB / Zn	84	5
Working Lining	CA 1007 / CAF 1007	I / CB / Zn	79	2
Working Lining	CA 1012 / CAF 1012	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	6
Working Lining	CA 1046	Zn / AL	94	1
Working Lining	CA 1162 / AL	I / CB / Zn / AL	90	4.9
Working Lining	CA 1167 / AL	I / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	CAF 8007	CB / Zn	85.5	2.5		6
Working Lining	CA 8162 AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	CAF 8366 AL	Zn / AL	87.6	7.2
Working Lining	CAF 8973	I	84	4.5		8
Working Lining	CAF 8978	I	85	4.5		6.5
Working Lining	CAF 1167 CFR / AL	CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working LIning	CK 1031 / AL	I / CB / Zn / AL	62	30
Working Lining	CK 1061	I / CB / Zn	53	27
Working Lining	CK 8031 / Al / Zn	I / CB / Zn / AL	62	30.3
Working Lining	CK 8061	CB / Zn	59	22
Working Lining	LA 873	I	75	3
Working Lining	RA 106 / RA 206	I	86	11	0
Working Lining	RA 107 / RA 207	I	83	14	0
Working Lining	RA 111	I	81	14	1.8
Working Lining	RA 861	I	90		7
Working Lining	SILISOL PLUS	Zn / AL	9	87
Working Lining	SILISOL PREMIUM	Zn / AL	9	87
Working Lining	VA 103	I / S	68	0.5	29
Working Lining	VA 108	I	89	7
Working Lining	VA 114	CB	92	1	4
Working Lining	VA 114 D	CB	90	1	7
Working Lining	VA 118	I	91	1	5
Working Lining	VA 118 D	I	88	1	7
Working Lining	VA 121	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 121 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 A	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	VA 150	I	88	1
Working Lining	VA 157	I	93.5	3.9
Working Lining	VA 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 1201	I	88	4.8
Working Lining	VK 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	VK 131	CB	65	25
Working Lining	VM 180	I	14	1.5	82
Working Lining	Y 75 LCC	Zn / AL	44	46
Working Lining	Z 95 AL	AL	79	11
Inductor	VA 114	I	92	1	5
Inductor	VA 157 / VA 157 D	I	93	4
Inductor	VK 131 / Zn	CB	65	25
Topping	PA 452	I / S	92	2
Topping	PM 172	I / S	63	7	27
Topping	TA 102 / TA 402	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	GA 187 / GA 287	I	82	14
For Repair	PA 152	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	2
For Repair	PA 452	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	2
For Repair	PA 748	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	15
For Repair	SGP A 94 P	I / CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	SGP A 90 PF	I / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	SGP B 85 P	I / CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	SGP B 85 PF	I / CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	SGP M 70 P	I / CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	SGP 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	CA 308 / AL	Zn / AL	95	0.1
Working Lining	CA 973 / CAF 973	CB / Zn	84	5
Working Lining	CA 1007 / CAF 1007	CB	79	2
Working Lining	CA 1046	Zn / AL	94	1
Working Lining	CA 1167 AL	Zn/ AL	87	8
Working Lining	CA 8162 AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	CK 1031 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	62	30
Working Lining	CK 1061	CB / Zn	53	27
Working Lining	CK 8031 / AL / Zn	Zn / AL	62	30.3
Working Lining	RA 106 / RA 206	I	86	11	0
Working Lining	RA 107 / RA 207	I	83	14	0
Working Lining	RA 861	I	90		7
Working Lining	VA 103	I	68	0.5	29
Working Lining	VA 108	I	89	7
Working Lining	VA 112 A / VA 112 D	Zn / AL	92	4
Working Lining	VA 113	I	93	1	4
Working Lining	VA 113 D	I	89	1	7
Working Lining	VA 121	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 121 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 A	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 D	I / CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	VA 993 / D	AL	89	4
Working Lining	VA 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VK 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	VK 131	CB	65	25
Working Lining	VK 132	CB	62	23
Working Lining	VM 177	I	24	1.5	71
Working Lining	VM 180	I	14	1.5	82
Working Lining	VS 149 C / M	I	72		27
Inductor	CA 308 / AL	Zn / AL	92	0.1
Inductor	CA 1046	Zn / AL	94	1
Inductor	CK 1031 / AL	Zn / AL	62	30
Inductor	CK 8031 Zn	Zn / AL	62	30
Inductor	RA 106	CB	89	7.4
Inductor	RA 107	CB	82.7	13.8
Inductor	VA 103	I	68	0.5	29
Inductor	VA 108	I	89	7
Inductor	VA 112 A / D	Zn / AL	92	4
Inductor	VA 113	I	93	1	4
Inductor	VA 114 M	CB	92	1	4
Inductor	VA 114 D	CB	90	1	7
Inductor	VA 118 / VA 118 D	I	91	1	5
Inductor	VA 121	CB	87	4
Inductor	VA 121 D	CB	87	4
Inductor	VA 122 A	CB	87	4
Inductor	VA 122 D	CB	87	4
Inductor	VA 126 A	Zn / AL	90	5
Inductor	VA 157 / VA 157 D	I	93	4
Inductor	VA 157 W	I	89	1	9
Inductor	VA 993 / D	AL	89	4
Inductor	VA 1092	CB	85.5		14
Inductor	VK 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Inductor	VK 131 / Zn	CB / Zn / AL	65	25
Inductor	VM 180	I	14	1.5	82
Inductor	VM 929	I	14	1.5	82
Inductor	VS 145	I	69	0.5	28
Inductor	VS 149 C	I	72	0.5	27
Topping	CA 308 / AL	CB / Zn / AL	92	0.1
Topping	PM 172	I	63	7	27
Topping	TA 102 / TA 402	I / CB / Zn / AL	919	5
Topping	TA 1211	I / CB / Zn / AL	82	13
Topping	TM 269	I / S	12	1	80
Topping	TS 146	I	69	0.5	28
For Repair	PA 748	CB / Zn / AL	838	15
For Repair	SGP A 94 P	CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	SGP A 90 PF	CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	SGP B 85 P	CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	SGP B 85 PF	CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	SGP M 70 P	CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	SGP 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	CA 333	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.5
Cover	CA 8266	CB / AL	54.8	38.3
Cover	Y 75 LCC	Zn / AL	44	46
Working Lining	Norfast A 1007	I / CB / Zn	78	2		16
Working Lining	Norfast A 1167 / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	92	2
Working Lining	Norfast K 1031 / AL	I / Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	Norfast K 1061	I / CB / Zn	47	35		15
Working Lining	Norflow A 308 / AL	I / S / 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 / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	Norflow K 1031 / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	70	26
Working Lining	Norflow K 1061	I / S / CB / Zn	65	18
Working Lining	CA 308 / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	94	0.1
Working Lining	CA 334 / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	95	0.2
Working Lining	CA 973 / CAF 973	I / S / CB / Zn	84	5
Working Lining	CA 1007 / CAF 1007	I / CB / Zn	79	2
Working Lining	CA 1012 / CAF 1012	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	6
Working Lining	CA 1046	Zn / AL	94	1
Working Lining	CA 1162 / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	90	4.9
Working Lining	CA 1167 AL	I / S / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	CAF 8007	CB / Zn	85.5	2.5		6
Working Lining	CA 8162 AL	CB / Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	CAF 8163	S	88.5	5.2
Working Lining	CAF 8346	S	83.5	8.5
Working Lining	CAF 8366 AL	Zn / AL	87.6	7.2
Working Lining	CAF 8563	S	86.5	5.7
Working Lining	CA 1167 CFR / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	87	8
Working Lining	CK 1031 / AL	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	62	30
Working Lining	CK 1061	I / S / CB / Zn	53	27
Working Lining	CK 8031 / Al / Zn	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	62	30.3
Working Lining	CK 8061	CB / Zn	59	22
Working Lining	Efficast 45	Zn / AL	47	40
Working Lining	RA 106 / RA 206	S	86	11	0
Working Lining	RA 107 / RA 207	S	83	14	0
Working Lining	RM 774	S		1	98
Working Lining	SILISOL 20 LCC	Zn / AL	6	87
Working Lining	SILISOL PLUS	Zn AL	6	87
Working Lining	SILISOL PREMIUM	Zn Al	9	87
Working Lining	VA 121	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 121 D	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 A	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 122 D	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VA 126 / A	Zn / AL	90	5
Working Lining	VA 993 / D	AL	89	4
Working Lining	VA 1181	CB	87	4
Working Lining	VK 130 / Zn	Zn / AL	68	27
Working Lining	VK 131	CB	65	25
Working Lining	VK 1098	S	73	24
Working Lining	Y 75 LCC	Zn / AL	44	46
Working LIning	Z 95 AL	Zn / AL	79	11
Inductor	VS 149 C	I / S	72	0.5	27
Topping	PA 452	I	92	2
Topping	TS 146	I / S	69	0.5	28
For Repair	PA 152	I	92	2
For Repair	PA 452	I / CB / Zn / AL	92	2
For Repair	PA 748	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	15
For Repair	PA 900	I / S / Zn / AL	83	8
For Repair	PS 147	S	63		28
For Repair	PA 8409	I / CB / Zn / AL	80	6		8% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	PA 8415	S	78	7		4% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	PA 8470	S	76	8		2% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	SGP A 94 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	94	2
For Repair	SGP A 90 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	91	5
For Repair	SGP B 85 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	83	9
For Repair	SGP B 85 PF	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	85	9
For Repair	SGP A 86 P	S	80	9		6% Cr₂O₃
For Repair	SGP A 88 P	I	84	10
For Repair	SGP C 55 C	CB / Zn	53	41
For Repair	SGP C 55 P	CB / Zn	54	42
For Repair	SGP C 45 C	CB / Zn	45	50
For Repair	SGP M 70 P	I / S / CB / Zn / AL	73	23
For Repair	SGP M 70 PLUS	I	68	25
For Repair	SGP 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

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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

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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.

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Aluminium Melting

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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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