Among small grain silos for sale, they can be divided into steel grain silo and concrete silo in accordance with the materials used for silo construction. Do you really know about the differences between steel silo and concrete silo?
The cost of steel grain silo is much lower than that of concrete silo. Taking a small grain silo for sale with 100,000m³ as an example, the average construction cost of a steel grain silo is about 110-130 yuan/m3, while concrete silo is 330~390 yuan/m3. Moreover, the later maintenance of concrete silo is difficult and cost much compared with the maintenance of steel grain silo.
2.Storage capacity of small grain silo for sale
Due to its own characteristics, concrete silo only can be used to store several materials; while steel silo is divided into steel grain silo, cement silo, fly ash silo, and raw material silo etc. for the storage of all kinds of materials. The volume of steel silo can be 500t to 10000t, and it can be customized according to customers’needs.
3.Construction period of steel grain silo and concrete silo
After the installation conditions of the steel grain silo are met, the construction of one silo body can be completed in an average of 11.5 days per group, and there is no maintenance period. For a silo with 100,000 cubic meters, the general construction period of the steel silo body is 80 days, while the construction period of the concrete silo is least 180 days.
4. Repeatability and service life of steel grain silo and concrete silo
The service life of a steel grain silo is 25 years and that of a concrete silo is 50 years. When the service life of steel grain silo is reached, you can replace the original silo body and continue to use it. But the concrete silo body cannot be replaced.
5. Heat storage capacity
The spread of heat in grain shows a diminishing situation as the thickness of the transmission increases. In the case that an external temperature is 40°C, the heat can only penetrate the thickness of grain of 2m within 10 hours. After the outside temperature drops, the temperature of steel grain silo will drop quickly, and the temperature of grain in the silo will also decrease, and grain temperature will basically maintain a balance; as for concrete silo, because of the strong heat storage capacity of cement, the heat dissipation rate is far slower than the heat absorption rate, so the heat emission is slow. Because the heat absorbed by the grain in the silo through the silo wall is difficult to dissipate through the silo wall in the next cycle, the temperature of the grain in the silo will gradually rise, causing the grain to deteriorate, which is not conducive to the safe storage of grain.
In recent years, demands for materials storage silo is greatly increased. Because of its unique properties and advantages of steel grain silo, it is the most common silo in small grain silos for sale, and it has a far better developing prospect than concrete silo.
