| Applications |
| First Use |
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End Use |
| Corrosion Protection (galvanizing, zinc thermal spraying, electro plating, zinc rich paintings) |
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Building/construction, energy/power, steel furniture, agriculture automotive/transport. |
Die Casting and Gravity Casting
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Automotive Equipment, Household appliances, fittings, toys, tools etc |
Brass (copper-zinc alloys) aluminum alloys, magnesium alloys
|
Building/construction, fittings automotive and electrical equipments. |
| Rolled Zinc |
Building/ construction. |
Batteries
|
Automotive/transport, computers medical equipment, construction products. |
| Zinc Oxide |
Paint pigments, ceramic glazes electrostatic copying paper, tyres, pigments, rubber use |
| Zinc Compounds |
Food industry, animal feed, fertilizers, pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics industry. |
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Special High Grade Zinc (SHG)
|
| Component |
Hindustan Zinc (SHG)
(typical values) |
IS 209:1992 |
BS EN 1179:2003 |
| Zinc, Min |
99.995% |
99.99% |
99.995% |
Lead, Max |
30 ppm |
30 ppm |
30 ppm |
| Cadmium, Max |
20 ppm |
30 ppm |
30 ppm |
| Iron, Max |
20 ppm |
30 ppm |
20 ppm |
| Copper, Max |
10 ppm |
20 ppm |
10 ppm |
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High Grade (HG)
|
| Component |
Hindustan Zinc High Grade
(typical values) |
IS 209:1992 |
|
| Zinc, Min |
99.975% |
99.95% |
|
Lead, Max |
100-160 ppm |
250 ppm |
|
| Cadmium, Max |
10-20 ppm |
20 ppm |
|
| Iron, Max |
10-20 ppm |
220 ppm |
|
| Copper, Max |
10-30 ppm |
50 ppm |
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Prime Western (PW)
|
| Component |
Hindustan Zinc Grade
(typical values) |
IS 13229: 1991 |
|
| Zinc, Min |
98.65% |
98.5% |
|
Lead, Max |
1.23 % |
1.25% |
|
| Cadmium, Max |
50 ppm |
500 ppm |
|
| Iron, Max |
250 ppm |
500 ppm |
|
| Copper, Max |
250 ppm |
200 ppm |
|
| Antimony, Max |
150 ppm |
- |
|
| Arsenic, Max |
200 ppm |
- |
|
| Silver, Max |
100 ppm |
- |
|
| Total, Max |
13,300 ppm |
15,000 ppm |
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