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Eye Bolts Products (Ring and Lifting Ring)

Eye Bolt Products (Ring and Lifting Ring)

Eye Bolts Products – Lift Ring01
Eye Bolts Products – Lift Ring03
Eye Bolts Products – Lift Ring02

 

Eye Bolts Products – Ring03
Eye Bolts Products – Ring02
Eye Bolts Products – Ring01

Material:
Material for Ring: 34CrNi1MoA, 34CrNi1Mo, 34CrNi3Mo
Material for Lifting Ring: 20Cr2Ni4E

Standards:
The ring meets the standards: API Spec 8C-2012 5th Edition (including Errata 2) and GB/T19190.
Capacity: 350 pairs/year;
Delivery cycle: standard Ring 25 days, non-standard Ring 30 days.
The lifting ring meets the standards: API Spec 8C2012 5th edition (including Errata 2) and GB/T19190.
Capacity: 350 pieces/year,
Delivery cycle: standard Lifting Ring 25 days, non-standard Lifting Ring 30 days.

Eye Bolts Products Type:

Product Type of Lifting Ring
Product Type of Ring

Mechanical Property:

Mechanical Property of Lifting Ring
Mechanical Property of Ring

Productos de cáncamo (anillo y anillo de elevación)
Material:
Material para anillo: 34CrNi1MoA, 34CrNi1Mo, 34CrNi3Mo
Material para el anillo de elevación: 20Cr2Ni4E

Normas:
El anillo cumple con los estándares: API Spec 8C-2012 5ª Edición (incluso con Errata 2) y GB/T19190.
Capacidad: 350 pares/año;
Ciclo de entrega: anillo estándar 25 días, anillo no estándar 30 días.
El anillo de elevación cumple con los estándares: API Spec 8C2012 5ª edición (incluida Errata 2) y GB/T19190.
Capacidad: 350 piezas/año,
Ciclo de entrega: anillo de elevación estándar 25 días, anillo de elevación no estándar 30 días.

Προϊόντα Eye Bolt (δακτύλιος και δακτύλιος ανύψωσης)
Υλικός:
Υλικό για το δαχτυλίδι: 34CrNi1MoA, 34CrNi1Mo, 34CrNi3Mo
Υλικό για την ανύψωση δαχτυλιδιού: 20Cr2Ni4E

Πρότυπα:
Ο δακτύλιος πληροί τα πρότυπα: API Spec 8C-2012 5th Edition (συμπεριλαμβανομένου του Errata 2) και GB/T19190.
Χωρητικότητα: 350 ζεύγη/έτος.
Κύκλος παράδοσης: τυποποιημένο δαχτυλίδι 25 ημέρες, μη τυποποιημένο δαχτυλίδι 30 ημέρες.
Ο δακτύλιος ανύψωσης πληροί τα πρότυπα: API Spec 8C2012 5th edition (συμπεριλαμβανομένου του Errata 2) και GB/T19190.
Χωρητικότητα: 350 τεμάχια/έτος,
Κύκλος παράδοσης: τυπικός δακτύλιος ανύψωσης 25 ημέρες, μη τυποποιημένος δακτύλιος ανύψωσης 30 ημέρες.

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Crusher Wear Parts: Material Guide for Jaw, Cone & Impact

Choosing the Right Material for Crusher Wear Parts: A Practical Guide for Jaw, Cone and Impact Crushers

Selecting the right wear material for crusher liners, mantles, blow bars, and jaw plates is one of the most consequential decisions in crushing plant maintenance management. The wrong specification can halve wear part service life, increase crusher downtime, and raise cost-per-tonne to uncompetitive levels.

This guide covers the primary material options for the three main crusher types — jaw crushers, cone crushers, and impact crushers — and the operating conditions that determine the best choice for each application.

The Core Trade-Off: Hardness vs. Toughness

Unlike many engineering material selections, crusher wear parts involve an inherent trade-off:

  • Harder materials resist abrasive wear better but are more brittle and susceptible to fracture under impact loads
  • Tougher materials absorb impact energy without fracturing but wear faster under abrasion

The optimal material sits at the right point on this hardness-toughness spectrum for your specific feed material, feed size, and crushing method. Getting this balance wrong in either direction increases cost — either through accelerated wear or through premature fracture.

Jaw Crusher Wear Parts

Jaw crushers apply compressive force through a fixed and a movable jaw plate. The primary wear mechanism is abrasion combined with compression — feed material is squeezed and dragged across the jaw plate surface.

Standard Manganese Steel (Mn13 / Mn14)

High manganese steel (Hadfield steel) remains the dominant material for jaw crusher liners globally. Its unique property is work hardening — the surface hardens dramatically under impact and compressive stress, while the bulk material remains tough and ductile.

Best for: Hard, abrasive feed (granite, basalt, iron ore) with large feed sizes (>200 mm). The work-hardening effect is maximised when feed particles are large enough to generate significant impact forces.

Limitation: In fine crushing or with soft feed materials, insufficient impact energy prevents full work hardening and the liner wears faster than expected.

High Manganese Steel (Mn18)

Higher manganese content increases toughness further at some cost to initial hardness. Used in applications with high impact loads — large feed, intermittent boulder loading, or hard blocky feed.

Best for: Primary jaw crushing of hard rock with irregular, high-impact feed.

Medium Alloy Steel (Chrome-Moly Grades)

For fine jaw crushing applications where work hardening is limited, medium alloy steel with chromium and molybdenum additions offers higher initial hardness than manganese steel.

Best for: Secondary jaw crushing, fine feed sizes, soft to medium-hard feed material.

Cone Crusher Wear Parts

Cone crushers (mantles and concaves/bowl liners) operate through a combination of compression and sliding action. The wear environment is generally less impactful than a jaw crusher but involves more continuous sliding abrasion.

Standard Mn18Cr2 (18% Mn, 2% Cr)

The addition of chromium to high manganese steel improves abrasion resistance while maintaining good toughness. This is the most widely used specification for cone crusher mantles and bowl liners in hard rock applications.

Best for: Hard, abrasive feed (granite, quartzite, iron ore) in secondary and tertiary cone crushing.

Mn22Cr2 (22% Mn, 2% Cr)

Higher manganese content for applications with very high impact loading or significant uncrushable material risk (tramp metal).

Best for: Large primary cone crushers, applications with tramp metal risk.

High Chrome Iron (25–28% Cr)

Where abrasion is the dominant wear mechanism and impact loads are low, high chrome iron offers significantly higher hardness (650–750 HB). Service life can be 2–3× longer than manganese steel in the right conditions.

Best for: Fine cone crushing, abrasive but low-impact feed (river gravel, limestone, soft sandstone).

Critical limitation: High chrome iron is brittle. Any application with significant impact loading — oversized feed, uncrushable material, or feed segregation — risks catastrophic fracture. This material should never be specified without a careful assessment of impact risk.

Impact Crusher Wear Parts

Impact crushers (blow bars, impact plates, apron liners) operate through high-velocity impact rather than compression. Blow bars rotate at high tip speeds (30–50 m/s) and fracture feed material through kinetic energy transfer — a fundamentally different wear environment dominated by high-energy impact rather than abrasion.

High Manganese Steel Blow Bars

The toughest option. High manganese steel blow bars will survive almost any impact event without fracturing, but wear relatively quickly in abrasive applications.

Best for: Recycling applications (concrete demolition waste, mixed construction debris) where tramp metal risk is constant and fracture resistance is the priority.

Martensitic Steel Blow Bars (400–500 HB)

Higher initial hardness than manganese steel with reasonable toughness. Delivers consistent performance from new to end-of-life without relying on work hardening.

Best for: Natural aggregate applications with medium-hard feed (limestone, soft granite) where feed is controlled and tramp metal risk is low. Typically 30–50% longer wear life than manganese steel in these conditions.

High Chrome Iron Blow Bars (600–700 HB)

Highest wear resistance available for impact crusher blow bars. In clean, controlled limestone crushing, high chrome iron can deliver 3–4× the service life of manganese steel blow bars.

Best for: Clean limestone and soft aggregate crushing with very low tramp metal risk. Strictly controlled feed preparation is essential.

Ceramic Composite Blow Bars

The premium category. Ceramic composite blow bars embed hard ceramic tiles (typically aluminium oxide or zirconia) in a steel or high chrome iron matrix, combining extreme hardness (>1,200 HV ceramic phase) with a tough backing material.

Best for: Highly abrasive applications — flint-bearing limestone, recycled glass, abrasive sand and gravel. Cost is significantly higher, but service life in the right application justifies the premium.

Quick Reference: Material Selection by Application

Feed Material Crusher Type Recommended Material
Hard granite / basalt (primary) Jaw Mn14 or Mn18
Hard granite / basalt (secondary/tertiary) Cone Mn18Cr2
Limestone (abrasive, low impact) Cone High Chrome Iron
River gravel / soft aggregate Impact Martensitic Steel
Recycling / demolition waste Impact High Manganese Steel
Clean limestone (controlled feed) Impact High Chrome Iron
Flint-bearing or highly abrasive Impact Ceramic Composite

Conclusion

No single material is optimal across all crusher types and feed conditions. The facilities that achieve the lowest cost-per-tonne consistently are those that match material specification precisely to their operating conditions — and review that specification when feed conditions change.

SMI supplies crusher wear parts in all grades discussed in this guide, manufactured to OEM and custom specifications. Our technical team can review your feed material, crusher model, and current wear data to recommend the most cost-effective specification.

Contact us for a technical consultation, or visit minecomponents.com for full product listings and technical datasheets.

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Aluminum Dross Press

Aluminum Dross Press — In-House Dross Recovery Systems for Aluminum Casthouses

An aluminum dross press is the most effective method for recovering free metal from hot aluminum dross at the point of generation — before oxidation converts recoverable aluminum into oxide waste. By combining hydraulic compaction with forced cooling in a single automated cycle, a correctly specified dross press system typically achieves 20–35% in-house metal recovery, depending on operational conditions at the casthouse.

SMI designs, manufactures and commissions aluminum dross press systems as a complete supply — from the press frame and hydraulic unit through to the dross press cooling head, dross pan set and control system. Developed with over 30 years of experience in the aluminum recycling industry, SMI delivers dross press systems as engineered solutions matched to each customer’s furnace type, dross generation rate and casthouse configuration.

Aluminum Dross Press of Aluminum Dross Recovery
Aluminum Dross Press of Aluminum Dross Recovery
Aluminum Dross Press of Aluminum Dross Recovery
Aluminum Dross Press of Aluminum Dross Recovery

Why In-House Dross Processing Matters

Hot aluminum dross leaving the furnace still contains significant free metal — the exact proportion depending on furnace type, alloy, operating practice and how quickly the dross is handled after skimming. Without on-site pressing, dross is typically cooled slowly in open pans, allowing continued oxidation and thermiting that converts recoverable aluminum into aluminum oxide. This represents a direct and measurable production loss on every cast.

Sending unpressed dross to an external recycler recovers some of that metal, but at a fraction of its in-house value and with significant commercial and logistical dependencies. In-house pressing recovers the metal immediately, at full in-house value, and gives the operation direct control over its dross processing output.

Actual recovery rates in practice depend on several operational factors: the free metal content of the dross at skimming, the time elapsed between skimming and pressing, the distance from furnace to press, insulation conditions during transfer, and the condition of the pan-and-head set. The global average in-house aluminum recovery from dross processing is approximately 33% — SMI systems are designed to optimise all controllable variables within this range.

SMI Dross Press — Three Model Sizes

SMI supplies three standard dross press models, sized to match different furnace capacities and dross generation rates. All three models share the same engineering platform — hydraulic system architecture, control system, cooling head technology and dross pan design — with press capacity scaled to the installation requirement.

Model Single-Cycle Dross Capacity Typical Application
SMI40 250–300 kg per pressing cycle Smaller melting and casting facilities, secondary smelters, foundries
SMI60 450–500 kg per pressing cycle Medium-capacity primary and secondary smelters, recycling plants
SMI80 600–700 kg per pressing cycle High-volume primary smelters, large secondary operations

Custom configurations outside these standard ranges are available on request. Press capacity selection, pan geometry and cooling head specification are confirmed by SMI application engineers based on a review of the customer’s furnace type, dross generation rate and casthouse layout.

How the SMI Dross Press System Works

The SMI dross press operates on a fully automated, programmable cycle integrated with the casthouse workflow:

  • Hot dross is skimmed from the furnace and transferred directly to the dross pan — minimising the time between skimming and pressing is critical to maximising recovery
  • The loaded dross pan is positioned in the dross press box
  • The hydraulic cylinder drives the cooling head down into the dross box, compacting the dross under controlled pressure
  • The integrated cooling system activates simultaneously, extracting heat rapidly through the cooling head and arresting oxidation
  • The dross consolidates into a dense aluminum block with significantly reduced oxide content
  • The head retracts, the cycle completes, and the press is ready for the next pan

No manual intervention is required during the press cycle. Cycle parameters — pressure, hold time, cooling duration — are set to match the dross type and production rate of the specific installation. The automated operation reduces operator exposure to radiant heat and fume, and eliminates the skill variability associated with manual dross handling.

System Components and Specifications

Press Frame and Hydraulic System

The press frame is engineered for the compaction forces and thermal environment of continuous casthouse operation. The complete machine weight is approximately 15 tonnes. The hydraulic system is sized to the press capacity requirement and supplied as an integrated part of the press package.

SMI specifies hydraulic and electrical components from established global industrial suppliers as standard — pumps and valves from Rexroth, additional valves from SUN, filtration from HYDAC, and drive motors from Siemens. Alternative brands are available as specified by the customer. Component brand selection affects price, local serviceability, warranty terms and spare parts availability — SMI application engineers will advise on the most practical specification for each market and installation. In the event of on-site replacement, locally available motors and components of equivalent power and performance specification are fully compatible.

Dross Press Cooling Head

The dross press cooling head is the core performance component of the system. It delivers the compaction force and simultaneously extracts heat through an integrated forced-cooling circuit cast directly into the head body. SMI cooling heads are manufactured from the proprietary SMI ATM series anti-thermal-shock castable and are available in cooled and uncooled configurations across all geometries. The cooling head and dross pan are designed as a matched set to optimise seal geometry and heat transfer performance.

Dross Pan Set

The dross pan is the containment and transfer vessel for hot dross from furnace to press. SMI dross pans are cast from proprietary alloy steel formulations developed to resist the thermiting action and thermal shock of continuous hot dross service. Pan geometry is matched to the cooling head profile to ensure correct sealing under press pressure. Dross pan sets and press heads are manufactured and supplied to exact customer requirements for any dross press configuration.

Control and Automation System

The control system manages the full press cycle — hydraulic actuation, cooling circuit activation, pressure hold, cycle timing and head retraction — through a programmable controller. The system is designed for straightforward day-to-day operation and maintenance, with alarm and monitoring functions as standard. Remote monitoring capability is available as part of the control package.

System Design Considerations

SMI dross press system design takes into account the full operational context of each installation:

  • Furnace configuration — type, capacity and number of furnaces to be served
  • Material handling — forklift capacity, pan transfer method, casthouse layout and access
  • Dross characteristics — type, generation rate, free metal content and temperature at skimming
  • Utility supply — hydraulic, cooling water and electrical specifications
  • Recovery objectives — on-site recovery targets and downstream processing requirements

The goal of the design process is a system that maximises recovery both on-site and at any downstream secondary processor, within the operational and physical constraints of the specific casthouse.

Upgrade and Retrofit Supply

For operations with existing dross press installations, SMI provides upgrade and retrofit supply across the consumable and component range. If the press frame is serviceable but recovery performance has declined — due to worn cooling heads, degraded dross pans or control system limitations — SMI can supply replacement components without requiring full press replacement.

SMI cooling heads can be adapted to work with third-party press frames. Because hydraulic output, control parameters and commissioning requirements vary between press manufacturers, SMI conducts a technical review of the existing press specifications before confirming the adaptation scope. The full delivery scope — engineering review, component manufacture, on-site installation and commissioning — is available as a single-source engagement.

Delivery and Service

Parameter Details
Lead time Approximately 6~10 weeks from order confirmation
Shipping Ocean freight, 1 x 40HD container
Delivery terms DDP available; other Incoterms on request
On-site service Installation and commissioning support available
Spare parts Replacement cooling heads, dross pans and hydraulic components held in stock

Global Supply and Service

SMI has been supplying aluminum recycling systems and casthouse consumables since 1996, with over 30 years of manufacturing and export experience across legal entities in mainland China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. Annual mechanical product output exceeds 4,000 metric tons.

SMI dross press systems and casthouse consumables are in active service at primary aluminum smelters across the Middle East, Europe, India, North America and Asia-Pacific, including multiple operations within the world’s highest-output primary aluminum production groups. All supply relationships are subject to confidentiality agreements. Reference accounts are available to qualified buyers under appropriate confidentiality terms.

Application Sectors

  • Primary aluminum smelters
  • Secondary aluminum smelters and refineries
  • Aluminum rod, billet and bar plants
  • Metal recycling and non-ferrous scrap processing plants
  • Aluminum die casting and foundry operations
  • Magnesium and other non-ferrous metal recovery operations

Related Products — Complete Dross Management from SMI

Request a System Quotation or Technical Consultation

To specify the correct dross press system for your operation, please provide the following at enquiry stage:

  • Furnace type and number of furnaces to be served
  • Estimated dross generation rate — tonnes per shift or pans per hour
  • Dross type: primary / secondary / rotary / other
  • Existing dross handling equipment — press frame, pan set, cooling system if applicable
  • Available utilities: hydraulic supply, cooling water, electrical specification
  • Casthouse layout drawing or dimensional constraints if available

SMI will respond with a written system recommendation and commercial proposal. Contact SMI — Aluminum Dross Press Enquiry →

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Aluminum Dross Skim Blades and Skim Tools

Aluminum Dross Skim Blades
Aluminum Dross Skim Blades

Aluminum dross skim blades (skim tools) is a management tool for aluminum dross in smelting furnace, and skim blade is used to remove or skim the dross layer on the surface of the furnace melt to help obtain better aluminum. SMI’s skim blades are made of our own developed corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant materials and can be used in various vehicles such as wheel loaders and forklifts.
It is composed of scraper rod and scraper plate, only need to replace the scraper plate
Increase of service life, Reduced downtime, Cost saving

One end of the skim blades (skim tools) is connected to a long rod that is resistant to high temperature and corrosion by means of a fixing bolt, and the other end is fixed to the forklift. Can move with the telescopic arm before and after, left and right, up and down, so that the aluminum dross more uniform heat distribution and melting, and stirring with skim blades can also help improve the performance of cleaning fluxes by dispersing them more evenly in the melt, helping to produce the best grades of aluminum, It is a skimmer blade and agitator designed for aluminum smelting furnaces.

Specification Of Aluminum Dross Skim Blades and Skim Tools:
Material: SMI anti-thermal shock proprietary material for cast-house consumables
Application: Aluminum recycling, Aluminum smelters, Metal Recycling plants, non-ferrous metals recycling plants, Aluminum bar producers, Primary Aluminum producers, Secondary Aluminum producers, Aluminum refineries etc.

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Aluminum Dross Cooling Pan

Aluminum Dross Cooling Pan
The aluminum dross cooling pan is designed to quickly cool the salt cake to reduce the dross temperature quickly below 350°C (662°F) , to stop secondary oxidation and coalesce the aluminum particles in the salt cake, saving more aluminum in the dross and improving the overall aluminum recovery, our aluminum dross collection and recycling equipment through our customer’s application situation collected some ideas and suggestions designed and manufactured, so that aluminum dross can be quickly cooled and evenly distributed, effectively improve the amount of aluminum recovery.

We use quality materials ASTM A27 grade 65-35 to make them strong and durable
With forklift hole, casting feet/lugs for easy material transport
The unique design enables the aluminum dross to be cooled quickly and reduce oxidation
A variety of specifications to choose from to meet production applications

Aluminum Dross Cooling Pan
The main function of aluminum dross cooling pan is designed to quickly cool the salt cake to reduce the dross temperature quickly below 350°C (662°F), to stop secondary oxidation and coalesce the aluminum particles in the salt cake, saving more aluminum in the dross and improving the overall aluminum recovery.

Our aluminum dross cooling pan adopts ASTM A27 65-35 grade, cast steel and alloy steel and other materials, with excellent high temperature mechanical properties and good heat resistance, which can be selected according to your application.

Dross pan uses a unique process to ensure the quality of the casting.
Effectively separates the dregs in the aluminum liquid and improves the availability of aluminum metal
High density, smooth surface, long service life
Customized dross pans, dross cooling pans, sow molds etc. according to specific needs to meet customer expectations.

Description Of Aluminum Dross Cooling Pan
Material: Anti-thermal shock proprietary material for cast house consumables
Application: Aluminum recycling, Aluminum smelters, Metal Recycling plants, non-ferrous metals recycling plants, Aluminum bar producers, Primary Aluminum producers, Secondary Aluminum producers, Aluminum refineries etc.

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Alloy Steel Sow Mold

Alloy Steel Sow Mold — Material Options and Custom Configurations for Aluminium Casthouses

SMI alloy steel sow mold with cast fork pockets and lugs — 8630 WCB 9 alloy steel for aluminium casthouse service
SMI alloy steel sow mold — cast fork pockets, feet and lugs for safe material handling, manufactured from alloy steel for thermal shock resistance in continuous aluminium casting service

SMI alloy steel sow molds are reusable cast steel moulds used to cast molten aluminium from furnaces and transfer launders into large-format ingots — commonly referred to as sows — for downstream processing, transport or resale. SMI has been supplying sow molds and casthouse consumables to the aluminium industry for over 30 years, with active supply to primary smelters, secondary smelters and aluminium recycling operations across the Middle East, Europe, India, North America and Asia-Pacific.

Material selection is the central engineering decision in sow mold manufacture. The mold must withstand repeated thermal cycling — from ambient temperature to the temperature of molten aluminium and back — without cracking, warping or losing dimensional integrity. SMI offers sow molds in multiple material options to match the specific service conditions, production volume and operational requirements of each installation. SMI application engineers will confirm the most suitable material specification at the enquiry stage.

Material Options

8630 WCB 9 Alloy Steel

SMI’s standard recommendation for aluminium casthouse service. 8630 WCB 9 is an alloy steel specification selected for its strength, durability and suitability for continuous aluminium casting operations. This specification is SMI’s primary offering for sow molds supplied to primary and secondary smelters operating continuous casting schedules. Material certification is supplied as standard with every order.

SMI & HT Anti-Thermal Shock Proprietary Material

SMI’s anti-thermal shock material formulation — developed in-house for casthouse consumables — is available for sow mold applications where specific service conditions make it the more appropriate choice. This is the same material specification used across SMI’s full range of casthouse consumables including dross pans and press heads, with a 30-year operational record in aluminium casthouse environments across multiple continents. SMI application engineers will advise whether this formulation is the appropriate choice for your specific installation.

Customer-Specified Material

Where a customer’s engineering or procurement standards specify a particular alloy steel grade, SMI can manufacture sow molds to that specification. Material certification and mechanical test data are supplied as standard with customer-specified material orders. SMI application engineers will confirm suitability for the intended service conditions before order placement.

Design Features

Fully Cast Fork Pockets

Fork pockets are fully cast into the mold body — not fabricated or welded on afterward. Cast-in fork pockets are integral to the structural integrity of the mold and eliminate the failure mode associated with welded attachments under repeated thermal cycling and mechanical handling loads. Fork pocket dimensions are sized to standard casthouse forklift specifications, or to customer-specified fork dimensions.

Cast Feet and Lugs

Cast feet provide stable, level seating for the mold during casting and cooling. Cast lugs allow safe lifting and repositioning by overhead crane where required. Both features are cast integrally into the mold body in the same pour — no secondary fabrication, no weld points, no differential thermal expansion between attached components and the mold body.

Internal Profile and Surface Finish

Sow mold internal geometry and surface profile are designed to allow clean release of the solidified aluminium sow without sticking or mechanical damage to either the sow surface or the mold interior. Internal surface finish and draft angle are specified to the casting requirements of each application.

Custom Dimensions and Configurations

SMI supplies sow molds in a range of standard sizes and in custom configurations matched to specific furnace output volumes, launder dimensions and downstream handling requirements. Custom options include modified fork pocket positions, additional lugs, logo casting and application-specific geometry. All custom configurations are confirmed by SMI application engineers before manufacture.

Specifications

Parameter Details
Standard material 8630 WCB 9 alloy steel
Alternative material SMI & HT anti-thermal shock proprietary formulation; customer-specified grades on request
Fork pockets Fully cast — integral to mold body, sized to customer forklift specification
Feet and lugs Cast integral — no secondary fabrication or welding
Available configurations Standard and low-profile designs — custom sizes and geometries available
Custom options Fork pocket position, additional lugs, logo casting, modified geometry, material grade
Quality documentation Dimensional inspection report, material certification — standard with every order
Supply basis Individual molds or matched sets; standard or custom configuration

Application Sectors

  • Primary aluminium smelters
  • Secondary aluminium smelters and refineries
  • Aluminium rod, billet and bar plants
  • Metal recycling and non-ferrous scrap processing plants
  • Aluminium die casting and foundry operations
  • Aluminium refineries and remelting operations

Global Supply

SMI alloy steel sow molds are in active service at aluminium casthouses across the Middle East, Europe, India, North America and Asia-Pacific, including multiple operations within the world’s highest-output primary aluminium production groups. All supply relationships are subject to confidentiality agreements. Reference accounts are available to qualified buyers under appropriate confidentiality terms.

Related Products — SMI Casthouse Consumables

Request a Quotation

To specify the correct sow mold configuration for your operation, please provide the following at enquiry stage:

  • Required sow capacity — weight per sow in kg or lb
  • Fork pocket dimensions — fork width and spacing to match your forklift
  • Material preference — 8630 WCB 9, SMI & HT anti-thermal shock, or customer-specified grade
  • Annual consumption volume — number of molds per year
  • Custom requirements — logo, modified geometry, additional lugs or other options
  • Operation type — primary smelter / secondary smelter / recycling plant

SMI will respond with a written technical recommendation and commercial proposal. Contact SMI — Alloy Steel Sow Mold Enquiry →