Glass Beads Benefits:
Glass bead material is environmentally friendly and usually made from recycled glass.
Glass Bead Media is relatively aggressive at removing material yet leave very little behind on the surface
Beads are silica free. However, always follow all appropriate/recommended safety precautions regardless of abrasive type!
A variety of “grit” sizes are available.
Nonferrous sandblast media
Glass Beads Size:
Sand-blasting glass beads | Sand-blasting glass beads | Grinding glass beads(mm) | Glass beads for road marking |
Type(#) | Size(um) | 0.4-0.6 | British Standard |
30-20 | 600-850 | 0.6-0.8 | BS 6088A |
40-20 | 425-850 | 0.8-1 | BS6088B |
50-40 | 300-425 | 0.8-1.2 | American Standard |
70-50 | 212-300 | 1-1.5 | AASHTO TYPE 1 |
150-70 | 100-212 | 1.5-2 | AASHTO TYPE 2 |
170-100 | 90-150 | 2-2.5 | European Standard |
190-150 | 80-100 | 2.5-3 | EN1424 |
325-190 | 45-80 | 3-4 | EN1423 |
0-325 | 0-45 | 4-5 | |
5-6 |