Abstract. In order to improve the utilization and added value of the Yangtze river sand, the raw materials for preparing high performance quartz sand insulating brick were investigated, the following conclusions can be obtained through investigating the influence of mechanical milling loading quantity on performance of quartz sand powder. With the increase in milling added material, the average particle size of quartz sand is gradually increased. When the loading quantity is small, the powder particle size distribution is narrow, and when loading quantity is large, the powder particle size distribution is wider. With the increase of milling added material, quartz sand powder high cone decreases, namely quartz sand powder flowability loading quantity increases gradually changed for the better. With the increase of quantity of milling device, tap density of quartz sand powder increases. However, when loading quantity higher than 200g/L ball milling, quartz sand tap density increased considerably larger. Comprehensive consideration the overall process, milling loading quantity was 200g/L preferably, the average particle diameter of quartz sand powder is 11.21um.