Abrasive | Type | Recyclability | Dust | Friability | Summary |
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AquaGrit | Glass | None | High | High | A controlled mixture of inert recycled products including bottle bank glass. The silica contained within Aquagrit is bonded, which contains less than 0.1% free silica. |
Avialite Gelblast | Plastic | Medium | Very Low | Medium | Fine grade amino plastic blast media |
Avialite Type 2 | Plastic | High | Very Low | Medium | Amino plastic blast media |
Avialite Type 3 | Plastic | High | Very Low | Medium | Melamine amino plastic blast media |
Avialite Type 5 | Plastic | High | Very Low | Medium | Acrylic plastic blast media |
Bauxite | Specialist | N/A | N/A | N/A | A high-grade calcined material produced in a rotary kiln providing a premium, highly durable abrasive product. Available in both grey and buff. |
Black Silicon Carbide | Specialist | Medium | Low | Medium | A high-grade electro-fused black silicon carbide manufactured by the fusion of petroleum coke and silica sand. |
Brown Aluminium Oxide | Aluminium | High | Medium | Medium | A high grade brown fused alumina manufactured from bauxite, silica, coke and iron |
Calcium Carbonate | Expendable | None | Very High | Very High | Fine carboniferous limestone granules having an off white colour. The product is crushed and screened several times, then air classified to produce a material of high purity with a controlled level of fines. It is dried to give a very low moisture content . |
Calcium Silicate | Expendable | None | High | High | A light coloured calcium silicate synthetic mineral abrasive. |
Chilled Iron | Metallic | Very High | Very Low | Very Low | A recast fused iron abrasive media in granular form. |
Crushed Glass | Glass | None | Medium/High | High | Soda Lime Graded Cullet |
Emery | Specialist | Medium | Medium | Medium | A naturally formed, mid to high quality, hard material screened and graded to be used in different sectors. |
EnviraSponge | Sponge | Medium | Low | Low | Abrasive media encapsulated within Sponge, designed to capture dust on impact and achieve safe, sustainable surface preparation whilst also being environmentally responsible. |
Garnet | Expendable | Very Low | Medium/High | High | Rock or River Garnet of Almandine / Almandite group |
Glass Bead | Glass | Medium | Low | Medium | A high grade soda lime glass bead. |
JBlast | Expendable | None | High | High | JBlast is produced from mineral slags which are the by-product of furnace operations. |
Nyflash | Specialist | Medium | Low | Low | Extruded Thermoplastic Nylon / Polyamide Deflashing Media |
Pink Aluminium Oxide | Aluminium | High | Medium | Low | Our pink fused alumina manufactured from calcined alumina with a small addition of chrome. One of the toughest fused aluminas available, the addition of typically 0.2% chrome within the melt of the fusion process renders a tougher grain than that of white fused alumina. |
Polyflash | Specialist | Medium | Low | Low | Extruded Thermoplastic Polycarbonate Deflashing Media |
Profilium | Metallic | Very High | Very Low | Very Low | Profilium is a reusable steel abrasive that can be used as an alternative to chilled iron or steel grit. |
Sinterball | Specialist | Medium | Low | Medium | Sintered spheres of Alpha Alumina, originally designed as a media for opening oil wells, this product has established itself as a long-life alumina product of particular use in the monumental masonry trade. |
Sodium Bicarbonate | Specialist | None | High | High | A soluble, light-weight, soft material commonly used on surface finishing applications where little or no profile is required to the surface. |
Stainless Steel Grit | Metallic | Very High | Very Low | Very Low | A high chrome content steel media which out-performs a range of grit medias and is rust resistant. |
Stainless Steel Shot | Metallic | Very High | Very Low | Very Low | A chrome-nickel stainless steel shot with an austenitic micro-structure used mainly for the treatment of non – ferrous metals and stainless steel parts. |
Steel Grit | Metallic | Very High | Very Low | Very Low | An angular Steel Abrasive Media. |
Steel Shot | Metallic | Very High | Very Low | Very Low | A high standard roundness steel shot media. |
Stonegrit | Expendable | None | High | High | A blended material combining both mineral slags and synthetic material to create a specialist abrasive product. |
Walnut Shell | Specialist | Medium | Low | Medium | Crushed and graded walnut shells |
White Aluminium Oxide | Aluminium | High | Medium | Low | A high grade white fused alumina manufactured from calcined alumina. |