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AFM® product specifications

Specification
grade 0
250 - 500
microns
<5%
Particle size
0.4 to 1.0mm 1.0 to 2.0mm 2.0 to 4.0mm
<10%
<5% <10% <10% <10%
320 microns 0.46mm 1.3mm 2.6mm
>7 mohs >7 mohs >7 mohs >7mhos
>0.7 >0.7 >0.7 >0.7
1.5 to 1.7 1.5 to 1.7 1.5 to 1.7 1.5 to 1.7
2 – 2.4 2 - 2.4 2 - 2.4 2 - 2.4
<50g/tonne <50g/tonne <50g/tonne <50g/tonne
>95% >95% >95% >95%
2.4kg/l 2.4 kg/l 2.4 kg/l 2.4 kg/l
<72kw/tonne <65kw/tonne 1.28 kg/l 1.25 kg/l <50
kw/tonne
1.23 kg/l <50
kw/tonne
1.22 kg/l
<1% <1% <1% <1%
Hardness
Sphericity
uniformity coefficient
aspect ratio
Coloured glass
specific gravity (grain)
Embodied energy
grade 3
<10%
Oversized
organics
grade 2
<5%
Undersized
Effective size
grade 1
Bulk bed density
Attrition, 50% bed expansion 100 hours backwash
in water
Chemical Composition by % (all grades)
Composition
(oxides)
Silica
Magnesium
Sodium
Aluminium
Antinomy
Arsenic
Barium
Cadmium
Chromium
Ferric
Inorganic
undefined
Percentage
+/- 10%
72
2
13
1.5
<0.001
<0.0001
0.02
<0.0001
0.15
0.15
<0.0005
Composition Percentage
(oxides)
Calcium
Lanthanum
Cobalt
Lead
Mercury
Titanium
Rubidium
Iridium
Platinum
Manganese
Organic
undefined
+/- 10%
11
1
0.016
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.1
<0.05
<0.05
<0.0001
0.1
<0.0005
There will be no metal ion leaching between pH4 and pH10, indeed AFM® will adsorb heavy metals and release on back-
wash, AFM® provides drinking water and food security.