A high-grade soda lime glass bead manufactured by the process of cascading a granulated soda lime glass powder or grain into a vertical kiln and then using the effect of softening the glass and gravity to cause the rounding of the glass grit or cullet. This technique has been refined to produce a sphere that is almost perfectly round, and in the reflective product, produces a prism that can have refractive indices as high as 2. Available in commercial, premium AMS and military specifications, conforming to AMS2431/6C and MIL-9954.
This media is also referred to as Beadomac.
PROPERTIES
Abrasive Type
Density
2.55 g/cm³
Bulk Density
1.5 g/cm³
Hardness
5.0 Mohs
Friability
Recyclability
Dust Levels
Shape
GRADES
Product Code
Generic Size (Microns)
GBBT3
590-840
GBBT4
420-590
GBBOL21
250-420
GBBOL23
177-297
GBBOL24
149-250
GBBOL25
105-210
GBBOL26
75-149
GBBOL27
53-105
GBBT13
44-88
GBBOL30
0-44
Product Code
Generic Size (Microns)
GBAGB70
594-841
GBAGB50
419-594
GBAGB35
297-419
GBAGB30
249-358
GBAGB25
211-297
GBAGB20
179-249
GBAGB18
150-211
GBAGB15
124-178
GBAGB12
89-150
GBAGB10
74-125
GBAGB9
64-104
GBAGB6
43-89
Product Code
Generic Size (Microns)
GBMIL3
590-840
GBMIL4
420-590
GBMIL5
297-420
GBMIL6
210-298
GBMIL7
197-250
GBMIL8
149-210
GBMIL9
125-177
GBMIL10
88-149
GBMIL11
74-125
GBMIL12
62-105
GBMIL13
44-88
APPLICATIONS
• Aerospace Castings
• Alloy Wheel Repair and Refurbishment
• Anti Skid / Road Maintenance
• Anti Slip Floors / Safety Flooring
• Anti Slip Resins and Paints
• Automotive
• Bead Blasting
• Castings and Forgings
• Coatings/Paints/Resins
• Glass & Ceramics: Paint & print removal without damage
• Metals: Aerospace approval
• Metals: Cleaning without dimensional change
• Metals: Flash removal
• Metals: Keying surfaces for rubber/plastic bonding
• Metals: Light deburring
• Metals: Peening
• Metals: Removal of hard deposits/investment
• Metals: Matt or textured finish
• Metals: Mould die and tool cleaning
• Metals: Preconditioning and cleaning
• Metals: Preparation for paint metal or plastic spraying
• Metals: Preparation for enamelling/electroplating/anodising
• Metals: Removal of paint/scale/rust
• Metals: Removal of solder/weld/flex
• Metals: Sheen finishing or anti-reflective treatment
• Nuclear and Power Generation
• Oil and Gas Industries
• Open Nozzle Blasting
• Peening
• Plastics & Composites: Removal of paint and coating
• Polishing
• Road Marking and Reflective Media
• Shot Peening
• Surface Finishing
• Vapourblasting / Wetblasting
• Vehicles
