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Mohs Hardness: 7-8
Bulk Density: 90-105 lbs cuft
- Made of Spherical, Angular, Sub-Angular and Oval Shaped Abrasives
- Significantly Delays Flash Rust
- Good replacement of Garnet - Cuts Faster (at all pressures tested) and Uses Less Abrasive to complete same job
- Beryllium and Free Silica Not Listed on SDS (not detected)
Mohs Hardness: 8-9
Bulk Density: 110 lbs cuft
- Hard and long lasting abrasives
- Typically used in blast cabinet and rooms because of recyclability
- Used in Vibratory Media as a cutting agent
- Aluminum oxide used as a grinding and polishing media
- Very hard and sharp abrasive
Mohs Hardness: 5.5-6.6
Bulk Density: 100 lbs cuft
- Made of 100% Recycled Glass
- Safe For Use Around Water
- American Made
- Contains less than 1% free silica
- Non-reactive & inert
- Beryllium is not listed on SDS
- CARB Approved / QPL Approved / Mil-Spec, SSPC AB-1, MIL-A-22262B(SH)
Mohs Hardness: 6.5-7
Bulk Density: 140 lbs cuft
- Used in Sandblast and Waterjet
- Relatively Hard Mined Mineral
- Heavy Abrasive Requires Higher Pressures to be effective
- Less than 10% Mined in the USA
Mohs Hardness: 7
Bulk Density: 160 lbs cuft
- Hard, Heavy good etching abrasive
- Breaks down in small angular pieces
- Wear on nozzles and hoses
- Angular Shaped / Dark Grey or Black color
Mohs Hardness: 3-4.5
Bulk Density: 55 lbs cuft
- 100% Recycled Material
- Good for coating removal without damaging the substrate
- Military used Plastic Abrasive to replace toxic chemical stripping
- Blast Cleaning, Deflashing and Deburring product
- Good abrasive to deburr machined aluminum parts
- Used in Mobile applications along with Blast Cabinets and Blast Rooms
Mohs Hardness: 6-6.5
Bulk Density: 130 lbs cuft
- Mined Staurolite Sands
- Round and Subangular Shaped Media
- Coating and Rust Removal
- Tests have show it to breakdown faster and produce more dust than Garnet, Crushed Glass and Coal Slag
- Starblast™ guaranteed to contain <3% free silica, typically <2%
- Consumption rate reductions of up to 30-percent vs Coal Slag
- Faster cutting rates producing up to 50-percent less time on the job vs Coal Slag
- Reduction in cost per square foot of overhead and material expenditures vs Coal Slag
- Velocity early testing shows speeds faster than Garnet and Coal Slag
Mohs Hardness: 8-9
Bulk Density: 125 lbs cuft
- White fused aluminum oxide is a very high purity oxide
- Used when contamination is an issue to be considered
- Very hard / sharp abrasive
- Highly friable compared to Brown Bluminum Oxide, so it will breakdown much faster
- Higher dust levels compared to Brown Aluminum Oxide
Mohs Hardness: 9
Bulk Density: 95 lbs cuft
- Hardest of Non-Metallic Abrasives
- Fast Cutting of Coatings
- Silicon carbide is a ceramic material with an excellent hardness
- Hard brittle grains shatter on impact
- Lower recyclablity than Aluminum Oxide abrasive
- Offer finer scratch patterns on most materials