Stone chips, also known as screenings, are the aggregates obtained in the process of processing crushed stones in a quarry through a sieve with a specification of 2.36mm or 4.75mm. They have a rough and sharp surface with many stone powder particles smaller than 0.16mm. What equipment is good for making sand from stone chips?
Are stone chips the same as machine-made sand? No, they are not. Stone chips and machine-made sand have differences in particle shape, particle size, and quality. Machine-made sand is processed through crushing, sand making, and screening processes to obtain sand and stone with a particle size of ≤4.75mm, and the particles are cubic in shape.
Although stone chips are not machine-made sand, they can be transformed into machine-made sand through further processing. By selecting appropriate sand making equipment, discarded stone chips can be processed into sand that meets relevant standards and used as construction materials. This solution helps address the environmental pollution caused by the accumulation of a large number of stone chips and prevents resource wastage.
Currently, there are various types of sand making equipment available in the market. Considering the specific conditions of stone chips, using an impact sand making machine is a better choice. This equipment not only produces sand but also has the function of shaping. It can handle waste stone chips with uneven surfaces, sharp edges, and unreasonable gradation, making the final product's particle shape more uniform and meeting the standards of machine-made sand.