Abrasives & Abrasive Informaton



 

 

Abrasives

Aluminum Oxide
Coal Slag
Corn Cob
Garnet
Glass Bead
Plastic
Silicon Carbide
Sodium Bicarbonate
Stainless Steel Shot
Starblast
Steel Shot & Grit

 

Lead Abatements

Enviro-prep
Blastox

 

  NAME MOHS
HARDNESS
CYCLES APPLICATIONS  
  Sodium Bicarb 2.5 1 delicate surfaces  
  Corn Cob  4.0 3 - 5 wood/brick/delicate  
  Plastic 3 - 4  5 - 20 auto/delicate/deflashing   
  Glass Bead 5.5 8 - 10 cleaning/finishing  
  Starblast 6.5 - 7 5 - 7 scale/cleaning  
  Staurolite 6.5 - 7 5 - 7 scale/cleaning  
  Coal Slag 7 - 7.5 1 - 2 outdoor cleaning  
  Copper Slag 8 1 - 2 outdoor cleaning  
  Garnet 7 - 8  5 scale & paint removal  
  Steel Shot/Grit  8 200 scale & paint removal  
  Alum. Oxide 8 - 9 6 - 8 cleaning/etching  
  Silicon Carbide 9 + 6 - 8 cleaning/etching  

 

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