Products |
Image |
Mesh/Grit Size Range |
Grain Shape |
Color |
Mohs Hardness |
Typical Application |
Metal Removal |
3M© Colorquartz |
|
12 & 40 mesh |
Sub-angular |
Various |
6.5-7 |
Decorative floors, pools, anti-slip
|
N/A |
Alumina (Calcined) |
|
1-50 micron |
Hexagonal, platy |
White |
9 |
Polishing, lapping, refractories, ceramics, fire retardants/smoke suppressant
|
Slight |
Alumina Zirconia
|
|
4-1200 Grit |
Hexagonal crystals |
Gray |
9 |
Abrasive blasting, casting & foundry applications |
Medium to Heavy |
Aluminum Oxide-Brown (fused alumina, corundum)
|
|
4-1200 Grit |
Hexagonal crystals |
Brownish Gray |
9 |
Cleaning, anti-slip |
Medium to Heavy |
Aluminum Oxide-White (fused alumina, corundum)
|
|
4-1200 Grit |
Hexagonal crystals |
White |
9 |
Polishing, lapping, abrasive micro blasting, anti-slip |
Medium |
Anthracite |
|
N/A |
Hexagonal crystals |
Blackish Brown |
8 |
Water Filtration |
N/A |
Armex® Sodablast |
|
60 – 180 Mesh |
Crystalline |
White |
2.5 |
Cleaning, paint removal, degreasing, mold removal |
None |
Bauxite Beads |
|
12/18 – 60/100 Mesh |
Spherical Beads |
Black |
6.5 |
Abrasive blasting |
Medium to Heavy |
Boron Carbide |
|
4 – 1200 Grit |
Blocky, sharp edges |
Black |
9.3 |
Grinding wheels, cutting tools, scratch & wear resistant tools
|
Medium to Heavy |
Cab-O-Sil Fumed Silica |
|
Sub Micron |
Fine Powder |
White |
7 |
Increases Bulk Density for adhesives, sealants, coatings, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, composites, elastomers, foods, and inks
|
N/A |
Calcium Carbonate |
|
4-200 Mesh |
Fine Powder |
White |
3 |
Paint extender, filler for plastics, adhesives, sealants, additive to cement
|
None |
Ceramic Beads |
|
60-325 Mesh |
Spherical Beads |
White |
9 |
Abrasive cleaning, peening and finishing |
Slight |
Cerium Oxide |
|
Micron Sizes |
Fine Powder |
Pale yellow-white |
2.5 |
Glass polishing, filler for ceramics |
Slight |
Coal Slag |
|
12/30, 12/40, 20/40, 30/60, 40/80 Mesh |
Hexagonal crystals |
Black |
8 |
Abrasive blasting, turf filler |
Medium to Heavy |
Colored Glass |
|
1/2″ – 1/32″ |
Blocky, sharp edges |
Various |
5 |
Decorative conrete, terrazzo applications
|
N/A |
Corn Cob Grit |
|
10/14 – 80 & Finer Mesh |
Blocky |
Brownish Yellow |
4.5 |
Abrasive cleaning & finishing, polishing, slight deburring, absorbent media |
None |
Crushed Glass |
|
14/18 – 170 & Finer Mesh |
Angular, sharp edges |
Mixed colors, clear, crystal clear |
5 |
Abrasive cleaning, anti-slip, filtration |
Medium |
Diamond Compound |
|
Micron Sizes |
Liquid |
Various |
10 |
Lapping, mold, tool & die polishing |
Medium |
Diamond Powder |
|
Micron Sizes |
Fine Powder |
Various |
10 |
Lapping, mold, tool & die polishing |
Medium |
Diamond Slurry |
|
Micron Sizes |
Liquid |
Various |
10 |
Lapping, mold, tool & die polishing |
Medium |
Dry Ice |
|
1/8″ |
Pellet |
White |
< 2 |
Gentle cleaning |
None |
Emery |
|
Micron Sizes |
Fine Powder |
Dark Gray to Black |
8.5 |
Abrasive polishing |
Medium |
Feldspar |
|
325 Mesh and Finer |
Fine Powder |
Light Gray |
6 |
Filler for ceramics and glazing materials |
N/A |
Filter Sand |
|
1/2″ to 325 Mesh |
Sub-round |
Light Brown to Light Beige |
7 |
Liquid filtration |
N/A |
Fluidized Bed Media |
|
40-200 Mesh |
Sub-round |
Light Brown to Light Beige |
9 |
Heat Treating or Vulcanization |
N/A |
Garnet |
|
8 – 1200 Grit |
Angular to Sub Angular |
Red |
6.5 |
Abrasive cleaning, liquid filtration |
Medium to Heavy |
Glass Beads |
|
20/30 – 270 & Finer Mesh |
Sub-round to Round |
Clear |
5.5 |
Abrasive cleaning, peening and finishing |
None to Slight |
Gravel |
|
1/2″- 1/8″ |
Sub-round |
Light Brown to Light Beige |
7 |
Liquid filtration, concrete manufacturing, decorative landscaping |
N/A |
Hollow Glass Spheres |
|
10-300 microns |
Spherical |
Gray |
5 |
Lightweight additive for resin systems (cement, sealants, grout) |
N/A |
Military Specification Materials |
|
Specification Dependent |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Blasting and other uses |
N/A |
Nepheline Syenite |
|
100 Mesh and Finer |
Fine Powder |
White |
6 |
Used in production of ceramics and glazing materials |
N/A |
Novaculite |
|
100 Mesh and Finer |
Fine Powder |
White |
7 |
Filler for resin systems, abrasive wet cleaning |
Slight |
Optical Polishing Powders |
|
Micron Sizes |
Fine Powder |
Pale yellow-white to light tan |
2.5 |
Glass polishing, filler for ceramics |
Slight |
Plastic Grit |
|
10 – 200 Mesh |
Sub-round to Angular |
Various |
3.5 |
Light to heavy abrasive cleaning and finishing |
None |
Porous Glass Spheres |
|
16 mm to 100 micron |
Spherical |
Off White |
5 |
Lightweight filler and insulator for resin systems (cement, rubber, plastic) |
N/A |
Pumice |
|
1/4″ -Micron Sizes |
Fine Powder |
Off White |
5.5 |
Additive for cement, polishing |
Slight |
Quartz |
|
12/20 – 325 & Finer Mesh |
Angular, sharp edges |
Opaque |
7 |
Abrasive cleaning, concrete filler |
N/A |
Silica Flour |
|
140 Mesh to Micron Sizes |
Fine Powder |
Light Beige |
7 |
Filler for resin systems |
N/A |
Silica Sand |
|
4 to 270 Mesh |
Sub-round |
Beige to Light Beige |
7 |
Liquid filtration, manufacturing of glass and anti-slip application |
N/A |
Silicon Carbide |
|
8 – 1200 Grit |
Angular, sharp edges |
Black |
9.5 |
Lapping, cutting tools, anti-slip |
Medium to Heavy |
Slurries |
|
240 – 1200 Grit |
Liquid |
Various |
10 |
Lapping, mold, tool & die polishing |
Slight |
Starblast® |
|
30/60 – 70/140 Mesh |
Angular, sharp edges |
Dark Brown, Maroon |
6.5 |
Abrasive cleaning, anti-slip, filtration |
Medium |
Steel Grit |
|
10 – 120 Grit |
Angular, very sharp edges |
Grayish Black |
40 – 60 HRC |
Cleaning, coatings |
Heavy |
Steel Shot |
|
780 – 70 SAE Sizes |
Round |
Black |
40 – 51 HRC |
Cleaning, peening and finishing |
Slight to Medium |
Vinyl Chips |
|
1/16″ – 1″ |
Asymmetrical |
Various |
< 2 |
Decorative flooring, wall systems |
N/A |
Walnut Shell |
|
6 – 325 Mesh |
Angular, multi-faceted |
Dark Brown |
3.5 |
Cleaning, paint removal, degreasing, mold removal |
None |
Zircon |
|
120 Mesh Average |
Sub round |
Light Brown |
7.5 |
Foundry, investment castings, refractory, ceramics |
N/A |