Glass Beads for Sand Blasting

Use of Glass Beads in Sand Blasting

We provide glass beads for sand blasting at low price and as a result, the best outcomes are obtained by a two-stage process. Sharp-edged abrasives mineral or substance are used to treat the surface finish at first. Any dirt, aluminum oxide, heat tint once attached, and light-weight surface irregularities are removed from the glass bead surface finishing. At this point, the treated components take on an opaque appearance.

Because of the fine sharp edges relief, the surface is at danger of scratches or filth, and dust is cleaned as a result of the glass bead blasting procedure. This could be the reason why shot blasting machine is only used as a pre-treatment before to coat painting. As a result, it is formed as a metal surface and polished with glass beads in the second stage of the technique.

This stage turns the sharpest of the surface finishes spherical, giving the product a pleasant fabric appearance while also reducing the visibility of any potential damage, scratches, or minor faults after attachment, grinding, or spot application. Wet blasting with fine glass beads will also expose cracks and fracture in metals as a fine dark line where they may otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Glass beads have the advantage of being environmentally friendly and containing no free silicon carbide, which is a common concern in metal polishing operations.

The size of the white balls, the shape of your work item, the distance between the blast nozzle and the atmosphere, and thus the type of blasting system all play a part in the final finish. Glass beads are commonly utilized in grit blasting cabinets because they can be recycled multiple times, reducing our abrasive garnet sand.

They're the ideal abrasive. We will save both time and money as a result of this glass beads on sand blasting machine. If you can spend less time on each cycle, you'll be able to get through more cycles faster if you have a large glass bead number of items to blast.

Glass beads come in a range of sizes, each producing the finish on your components that you desire and glass beads are available in different sizes as shown in table below -

You can pick between coarser and finer glass beads for the easiest and most suited finishing. This type of glass beads produces a brilliant, smooth, and satin-like glass beads for shine finish, regardless of the type of glass beads used.

Examples of materials that differ slightly in color and hardness are used to sharpen the edges of the surface of glass beads. They come in a wide range of sizes, allowing you to greatly impact the final appearance of a product.

Range of Glass Beads

Size in(Microns) Designated Name Finishing Grade Finishing/Cleaning Grade Cleaning/Peening Grade
600-850 A    
425-850 BL    
425-600 B    
250-425 C  
180-300 AB  
150-250 AC  
106-212 AD
75-150 AF  
45-90 AH    
40-70 AI    
1-75 AQ    

Application of Glass Beads

  • A decorative surface treatment for chrome steel and noble materials components.
  • It is mostly utilised for the final surface treatment of stainless steel shots.
  • Non-ferrous metals – brass, bronze, copper, etc. – before anodal oxidation or coat painting with clear coat paints.
  • Pre-treatment with nickel and chrome before galvanization.