In order to lay raw materials foundation for increasing the performance of insulating brick with the low grade quartz sand along the Yangtze River, the effect of ball milling time on the properties of quartz sand powder was researched via the ball milling method in this paper. The results show the grain diameter of quartz sand powder is gradually decreased, the grain fineness distribution is tapered narrowing. The liquidity of quartz sand powders is became poor with an increaseding the ball milling rotate speed, howerver, the tendency of variation is gradually relaxative. The vibration compaction density is decreased with an increaseding the ball milling rotate speed, but the fall amplitude difference is gradually shrinked. The ball milling rotate speed for 250r/min is better through the whole cost performance analysis.