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Glass Bead Media – Glass Bead Blasting Media

Product overview

About Glass Bead Media – Glass Bead Blasting Media

Ballotini™ Glass Bead impact media designed for cleaning and conditioning metal surfaces. Chemically inert and reusable, it provides a controlled, clean finish without leaving ferrous residues or significant metal removal.

Highlights

  • Slow consumption rate allows for continuous recycling
  • Chemically inert; leaves no undesirable residues
  • Imparts a controlled, clean finish on various metals
  • Cleans quickly without significant metal removal
  • Available in multiple sieve sizes for varied applications

Typical properties

  • Shape: Spherical
  • Color: Clear
  • Hardness: 515 Knopf / Moh’s 5.5
  • Density: 156 lbs per Cu. ft. / 2.5g/cc
  • Specific Gravity: 2.45-2.5
  • Free Silica: 0
  • Compressive Strength: 36,000psi

Available sizes / grades

  • 20-30
  • 30-40
  • 40-60
  • 50-70
  • 50-80
  • 60-120
  • 70-140
  • 100-170
  • 120-270
  • 170-325
  • 25-45
  • 40-70
  • MIL-6
  • MIL-8
  • MIL-10
  • MIL-13

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