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Aluminum Oxide (brown)As an angular, durable blasting abrasive, aluminum oxide (or aluminium oxide) can be recycled many times. It is the most widely used abrasive grain in sand blast finishing and surface preparation because of its cost, longevity and hardness. Harder than other commonly used blasting materials, aluminum oxide grit powder penetrates and cuts even the hardest metals and sintered carbide.Approximately 50% lighter than metallic media, aluminum oxide abrasive grain has twice as...

Black Beauty AbrasivesBlack Beauty is a coal slag abrasive product that is black in color, made of hard, angular particles that maintain a uniform density with low friability. It is chemically inert and contains low free silica, making it safe to use indoor and outdoors. It also conforms to waste-water treatment media requirements.Advantages:Heats up quickly due to its black colorLighter in density than sandFast cutting, low-dusting, and toughPasses advanced abrasive specificationsIdeal for...

GLASS BEADGlass Bead is a versatile air-blasting media used in a variety of different applications:Finishing: Glass Bead blasting can be used on a wide range of materials including metal, glass, plastic and rubber. The smaller the glass spheres, the smoother the surface; larger spheres produce a more textured finish.Cleaning: Glass Bead blasting removes/cleans foreign substances from the surface without a dimensional change to the surface. A wide range of bead sizes is available.Deburring:...

White Aluminum Oxide (Glass Etch)Made of calcined alumina in an electric arc furnace under carefully controlled conditions. Non-metallic, white in color, dense, predominately large crystals, and precisely sized.  Application areas include bonded abrasives, pressure blasting, lapping and other general industrial blasting.AdvantagesHigh quality aluminaVery low in magnetic ironPrecision sized for consistent resultsIdeal for work pieces of extreme hardnessEnvironmentally friendlier than...