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    Surface Finishing

    Surface Finishing

    Aimed at various industrial applications, the Micro-Blast beads are widely used in the surface finishing of various ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Glass bead blasting prevents corrosion and enhances product performance while introducing compressive residual stresses at the surface.

    Micro-Blast beads can be used for surface finishing, cleaning, deburring and shot peening. All surfaces can be treated: metal, plastic, glass, rubber…

    Beads are certified according to: MIL-STD-13165 – Military standard for shot peening of metals ISO 11124 & ISO 11125 – Metallic blast-cleaning abrasives (specifications & testing) EN 13744 – European standard for glass beads in blasting

    Peening

    Glass bead peening is an effective way of increasing the fatigue properties of metal parts and resistance to stress corrosion cracking. The Micro-Blast beads are hard and lightweight thus producing a high magnitude layer of residual compressive stress while leaving a smooth surface finish. Micro-Blast beads are a non-ferrous media and are readily used to peen non-ferrous metals such as aluminum and stainless steel. The beads are chemically inert, recyclable and environmentally friendly.

    Blasting

    premium spherical glass beads used as non-aggressive blasting media for cleaning, finishing, and surface preparation of metal and precision components.

     

     

    Key Benefits

    • Smooth stain surface finish
    • Low dust generation
    • High recyclabilty
    • Maintains dimensional accurancy
    • Suitable for stainless stell and aluminum

    Techinical Specifications

     

     PropretryStandard
     Material Soda-Lime Glass
     Shape Spherical
     Mohs Hardness 5.5 – 6
    Density ~2.5 g/cm3
    Bulk Density ~1.5 g/cm3
    Dust Generation Very Low

    Mesh Sizes

     

     MeshMicron RangeApplication
     #30 – #40 425 – 600 Heavy cleaning
     #40 – #70 212 – 425 General Blasting
     #70 – #100 150 – 212 Fine finishing
     #100 – #170 90 – 150 Precision parts
     #170 – #325 45 – 90 Cosmetic Finishing

    Standards

     

     StandardsDescription
     ASTM D1155 Glass beads for blasting
     SAE J444 Particle size distribustion
     ISO 11126 Blasting abrasives
    ISO 9001 Quiality management system

    Material Properties

    Property

    Value

    Shape

    Spherical

    Color

    Clear

    Density

    2.5 g/cc

    Specific Gravity

    2.45 – 2.50

    Free Silica Content

    0%

    Chemistry

    Soda-lime glass

     

    Available Sizes

    MIL Grade

    Mesh Size

    Particle Size (Micron)

    Mil-3

    20/30

    560 – 850

    Mil-4

    30/40

    425 – 560

    Mil-5

    40/50

    325 – 425

    Mil-6

    50/70

    212 – 325

    Mil-7

    60/80

    165 – 200

    Mil-8

    70/100

    150 – 212

    Mil-9

    80/120

    125 – 165

    Mil-10

    100/170

    90 – 150

    Mil-11

    120/200

    75 – 125

    Mil-12

    140/230

    65 – 105

    Mil-13

    170/325

    45 – 90

     

    Applications

    • Surface cleaning and finishing

    • Shot peening applications

    • Rust and scale removal

    • Cosmetic finishing of stainless steel and aluminum