Barytes Powder
SPECIFICATION OF API SEC.2 BARITE POWDER
The following grades of Barytes are available.
- Super Snow white Barytes Powder.
- Snow White Barytes Powder.
- Off-White Barytes Powder.
- Grey Barytes.
While item 1,2 & 3 are used for paint, construction chemicals and other applications. Grey Barytes is used in drilling as a weighing material. Grey Barites are available in OCMA & API grade.
BARITE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
| REQUIREMENT | SPECIFICATION |
| Density | 4.20 g/cm3, minimum |
| Water Soluble Alkaline Earth Metals as Calcium | 250 mg/kg, maximum |
| Residue greater than75 micrometers | 3.0 wt. percent, maximum |
| Particles less than 6 micrometers in equivalent spherical diameter | 30 wt. percent, maximum |





