Sand Gradings

Dried Coarse Sand Grading's

5mm+3mm

5mm_3mm

This grading is used in many different applications due to its large particle size, colour, and silica content. Ideally suited for fish tanks in fresh or salt water; fillers in dry mixed products; filler in masonry products; and landscape gardens.
 

3mm Blend

3mm

The 3mm blended pebble is hard to come by these days. As a result all our 3mm product is currently supplied to the swimming pool market in NSW and North Queensland and is used as a pebble finish in concrete pools.
 

2mm Blend

2mm

There are cheaper alternatives on the market, however they do not compare to the quality of our 2mm Blend. Like the 3mm this grading is highly sort after and predominately used in the swimming pool industry for pools requiring a smoother pebble finish.
 

1mm Blend (Filter Sand)

1mm

There are two main uses for this product grading. Firstly it has been screened to provide optimum filtering capacity for use in domestic swimming pool sand filters. Secondly the grading is used to achieve a smooth rendered swimming pool finish as an alternative to a coarser pebble finish.
 


Dried FIne Sand Grading's

-1.5mm

-15mm

There are many uses for this grading. It is used as a filler for render products in swimming pools, block walls, and is used in dry mixed products such as concrete stencil paving products.
 

-1mm

1mm_250um

This grading is stored in silos for distribution via tanker or tippers. It can also be supplied in bulk bags or 20kg bags on pallets. Mainly used in the textured wall coating industry, it also has many other uses such as filler in epoxy flooring, sports surfaces and dry mixed products.
 

-1mm+600um / -1mm+400um / -1mm+250um

1mm_6um

Earth Commodities Bundaberg developed four unique Gradings;
(-1mm+600um, -1mm+400um,-600+250, -1mm+250um)
for use as fillers in products like epoxy flooring and adhesives, grouts, gap sand in paving, textured wall coatings and as filter media in projects like the Mackay Water Recycling Plant .
 

--800um

1mm_6um

Another top quality grading developed by Sunstate Sands. This grading is used in textured wall coatings and construction products such as grouts and adhesives, in epoxy flooring, and filler in dry mixed products.
 

-600um (Foundry Sand)

-600

This is one of the best foundry sands available on the market due to the cleanliness and consistency of the grading. This grading is stored in bulk silos for tanker or tipper distribution and is also available in 20kg and bulk bag packaging.  It is used in many other applications outside of the foundry industry including epoxy flooring.

-400um / -250um

400um

This grading is very accurate due to the process required to produce it. The grading is mainly used as fillers in epoxy flooring, non slip paints, adhesives, grouts, and sound proofing around generators. it has also been used as water filter medium at a power station

 


Washed Only Sand Grading's

-1.5mm Washed Only

-15mm

This washed only product is supplied to sand companies who further process it for use in various manufactured products such as premixed concrete. The grading is also supplied in bulk for use in landscaping, sports surfaces, block manufacturing, and golf course bunkers.
 

-600 Washed Only

-600

This washed only product is also supplied in bulk tippers and is used in landscaping and sports sufaces.

Superfine’s Washed Only

-200umsf

Superfine sand is unique in that it holds water for longer periods than other sand grading's and has a tendency to clump together when wet. This is why it is suitable for use in the manufacturing of concrete blocks and pavers where coarser sand particles need to be bound in the process.
 


Note:
Product grading colour's and grain sizes depicted on this page are used for display purposes only. Specifications may change from time to time due to the changing nature of the deposit and is tested at each levelof production as part of our basic quality procedures.
 

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