Garnet sand
Garnet abrasive is naturally occurring non-metallic mineral, We provide Garnet, a class of silicate minerals that have been utilized as abrasives in a number of industrial and pre-industrial production processes. On the Mohs Scale, it has a hardness of 7, making it incredibly durable for industrial applications.
It is a very hard mineral which is dense, hard and sharp in nature. Garnet is widely used in sand blasting machine due to its low free silica nature. Garnet minerals are free of heavy ingredients and toxic components. In addition, it has low friability which ensures its recycling up to 5-8 times. Garnet offers a relatively high density that ensures a fast detonation speed.
Garnet is ideal for cutting and blasting, as the process of crushing it causes the Garnet to break into angular pieces with sharp edges. Garnet has a high level of hardness (7.5 to 8.5 out of 10) on the MOHS scale and is chemically inert, meaning it will not interact with the material the Garnet is being used to cut or blast. There are generally two types of abrasive Garnet, blasting grade, and waterjet grade. All pieces which are larger than 60 mesh (250 micrometers) are normally used for sand blasting. The pieces between 60 mesh (250 micrometers) and 200 mesh (74 micrometers) are normally used for waterjet cutting. The remaining Garnet pieces that are finer than 200 mesh (74 micrometers) are used for glass polishing and lapping. Regardless of the application, the larger grain sizes are used for faster work and the smaller ones are used for finer finishes.3
Garnet is considered as heaviest and hardest which can withstand high cutting speed and low dust levels comparing other abrasives.Abrasive garnet pass through many processes and then screened based on the mesh size.
Garnet abrasive is harder, more durable and heavier than other abrasive media. Better and faster cutting, increasing productivity and reducing abrasive consumption. Garnet abrasive makes deep cuts in cavities by completely removing all Contaminants.
The applicability of garnet abrasive is based on its size.
Applications of Garnet Abrasive
- Sandblasting
- Water Jet Cutting
- Water Filtration
- Denim laundry
- Abrasive paper
- Carpentry Workshop
- Cleaning and finishing the glass faceplates of TVs, computer monitors and optical glasses.
Size Available
8/12 12/20 20/40 30-60mesh,80mesh,100mesh
24# 36# 46# 50# 60# 80# 100#
Grades
Abrasive blasting grade
Blasting grades available
Grade 12/24
Grade 20/40
Grade 30/60
Grade 80
1. Mesh 12-20 (1.710mm – 0.850mm)
-This corser grade can be used for water filtration and high-profile sand blasting applications.
-Blasting profile ranges from 80-110µ
-This grade is perfect for eliminate thickest & most adherent and coating.
-4-5 times re- usable due to its coarser sized particles
2. Mesh 20-40 (0.850mm – 0.425mm)
-Blasting profile ranges from 65 – 90 µ
-Mainly used in ship building/repair, petroleum and painting industries, construction sites
-Used to remove thick coating and rust
-Best used for surface preparation
-3-4 times reusable after initial blasting
3. Mesh 30-60 (0.600mm – 0.250mm)
-Used for general purpose cleaning and surface preparation
-Used at surface with medium corrosion
-Used to remove light thickness paint coating
-Blasting profile ranges from 50 -75 µ
-1-3 times reusable based on its environment
4. Mesh 80 (0.250mm – 0.180mm)
-Can be used for both abrasive waterjet cutting and abrasive blasting
-Used to remove painting on steel, aluminium surfaces
-Used for maximum cutting speed
-Used to cut high strength materials like Stainless steel, titanium, stone
. Mesh 120 (0.180mm – 0.125mm)
-Finest grade garnet used mainly for water jet cutting
-Used to get smoother surface finishing while waterjet cutting
-Mostly used to cut soft and thin materials like glass, aluminium, composites, printed circuit board, fibre optic cables etc
-Also used for Abrasive blasting in Aircraft parts, ship propellers, turbine blades.
-Used in hydro blast cleaning
