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Material types - definition
Every FRITSCH mill is suitable for specific material types as shown in the table below. We have summarised the material types for the most common materials, as an additional service for you.
| Material type | Material |
|---|---|
| Hard-abrasive | Slag, alloys, granite, porphyry, iron ore |
| Hard-brittle | Clinker, quartz, rock, bauxite, ceramics, carborundum |
| Medium-hard | Glass, cement, calcite, coal, ash, sewage, sludge, catalysts, soil, polluted land samples, tablets, fertilisers, pellets |
| Soft | Grain, gypsum, salts, talc, animal feed, graphite, leaves, grass, pigments, spices, dragée, mica |
| Brittle | Alloys, ceramics, salts, tablets, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, coke, coal, embrittled, e.g. with liquid nitrogen: plastics, duroplast, rubber, perspex |
| Tough | Leather, hides, rubber |
| Fibrous | Wool, resins, wood, cellulose, paper, plant roots |
| Temperature sensitive | Thermoplastics, pharmaceuticals |
| Moist | Soil, grass, hay, leaves |
