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 Fly Ash Bricks
Ash bricks are made of:
- Fly ash, lime, gypsum and coarse sand
- Fly ash, cement and coarse sand
Features:
- Ash content up to 60% by weight of brick
- 10% lighter in weight than conventional clay bricks
- Compressive strength more than 100 kg /sq.cm.
- Uniform in shape with frog
- More durable as strength increases with passage of time
- Water absorption within permissible limits
- Less mortar consumption in masonry
- Savings in plastering cost
- Cost is comparable with conventional bricks
- At present, installed production capacity is 8,000 bricks per day.
- No emission of green house gases
ASH BRICKS
Consumption of Raw material for preparation of fly ash
| Particulars |
Daily |
Monthly |
| Fly Ash |
33.000 MT
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1000.000 MT |
| Sand |
20.000 MT
|
600.000 MT |
| Gypsum |
5.000 MT
|
150.000 MT |
| Cement |
5.000 MT
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150.000 MT |
| Water |
5000 ltrs |
150000 ltrs |
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Composition:
| Particulars |
Weight MT |
Volume (%) |
| Fly Ash |
175
|
50.72 |
| Sand |
100
|
28.99 |
| Gypsum |
25
|
7.25 |
| Cement |
25 |
7.25 |
| Water |
20 |
5.80 |
| TOTAL |
345 |
100.00 |
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Target customers – Government, Construction Company, private consumers etc.
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