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Pro-Finish Surface-Treatment, Cleaning and Finishing Capabilities
The selections of finishes are virtually unlimited and so are the applications.

Finishing
• Add matte or satin finish, or decorative frost • Remove glare or imperfections • Blend marks • Hone and burnish • Mark identifications

Cleaning & Removal
• Chemical impurities • Coatings • Paint • Sealants and adhesives • Carbon deposits • Scale • Excess brazing • Casting materials • Hashing • Burrs • Rust • Oxidation

Surface Treatment & Prep
• Strengthen • Add fatigue resistance • Improve wear properties • Reduce design weights, porosity, friction or susceptibility to corrosion • Improve lubrication • Expose flaws for inspection • Etch for bonding and adhesion • Cut

MEDIA GUIDE

Glass
Bead Ceramic
Shot Stainless
Cut Wire Steel
Shot Steel
Grit Aluminum
Oxide

Finishing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Cleaning/Removal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Peening Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

Surface Profiling (Etch) No No Yes No Yes Yes

Working Speed Med Med Med Med Med-High High

Recyclability High-Low High High Very-High Very-High Med-High

Probability of Metal Removal Very Low Very Low Very Low Very Low Med Med-High

Hardness, MOH Scale
(Rockwell RC) 5.5 7
(57-63) 6-7.5
(35-55) 6-7.5
(20-66) 8-9
(40-66) 8-9

Bulk Density (lb/cu. ft.) 100 150 280 280 230 125

Mesh Size 30-440 8-46 20-62 8-200 10-325 12-325

Typical Blast Pressures (psi) 20-55 20-90 20-90 20-90 20-90 20-90

Shapes:
< Angular; • Spherical • • • • < <

Silicon
Carbide Garnet Crushed
Glass Plastic
Media Agri
Shell

Finishing Yes Yes Yes No No

Cleaning/Removal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Peening No No No No No

Surface Profiling (Etch) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Working Speed Very-High High High Med-High Low-High

Recyclability Med-Low Med Med-Low Med Low

Probability of Metal Removal Med-High Med Low-Med Very Low Very Low

Hardness, MOH Scale
(Rockwell RC) 9 8 5.5 3-4 1-4.5

Bulk Density (lb/cu. ft.) 95 130 100 45-60 40-80

Mesh Size 36-220 16-325 30-400 12-80 Many

Typical Blast Pressures (psi) 20-90 30-80 20-50 20-60 10-40

Shapes:
< Angular; • Spherical < < < < or • <

NOTES: Above information is intended as a general reference guide.
1) Sodium bicarbonate must be treated with a flow agent.
2) Do not use silica sand in a hand cabinet.

All of these products are UPS Shippable.