DKS

Drache Calcium Silicate

Numerous components made of Drache calcium silicate (DKS 200) are used in aluminium continuous casting and DC casting. DKS200 is particularly suitable for transition and header plates.

DKS Drache Calcium Silicate key facts

Parts made of DKS are successfully used, for example as transition plates for Wagstaff billet casting tables, mould rings for Hycast casting tables and mould plates for Hertwich horizontal casting machines.

Special characteristics

Boron nitride: Additional boron nitride coating is available as an option
DKS200: DKS 200 is reinforced with carbon fibre
Max. application temperature: 1000 °C
Service temperature: 850 °C

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Characteristics

Manufacture

Manufacture involves milling or turning in modern machining centres.

Application

For DKS 200, the applications are transition plates, header plates, hot-top rings, spouts, and other parts for aluminium casting.

High quality

We aim to achieve the highest quality standards on all of our products.

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More aluminium DC casting products

Find out more about our wide product range. In addition to the Ceralu® Al203 ceramic foam filter, our product range for aluminium DC applications also includes DBN boron nitride coating, DFS refractory parts and DKS calcium silicate components. Furthermore, we provide a wide range of services.
In addition to these products, we produce fully engineered systems for casthouses such as filter boxes, launder systems, preheating systems, and also offer relining services for degassers and deep bed filters.
Our products can be customized to suit your specific needs.

Ceramold Clean

Repair compound for refractory components

$Refractory parts – fused silica fine$

Refractory parts – fused silica fine

Spouts, stoppers, hot-top rings made from Drache Fused Silica Fine

Ceralu Al2O3

For filtering and cleaning of aluminium

DBN – Drache Boron Nitride

Coating for use in aluminium casting

$Refractory parts – fused silica$

Refractory parts – fused silica

Filter box liners and launder segments for systems

$Other refractory parts$

Other refractory parts

Other refractory parts such as deep bed filters, crucibles, pump well exits

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