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    About Abrasive Blasting Media
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    Compare abrasive blasting media hardness to find the best one for your application.

    Abrasive Blasting Media

    Remove paint, coatings, and rust or add texture to surfaces. This media is suitable for use on a wide variety of surface materials.
    Our abrasive blasting materials are sorted from least to most aggressive. The more aggressive the media, the more material it removes from your surface.
    Both particle mesh size and grit measure the size of the abrasive particles. The higher the number, the finer the particles are.
    Glass Bead
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Glass Bead.
    The most widely used abrasive blasting bead, glass bead cleans away rust and surface residue from any material to leave a smooth, bright finish. It has a round shape to peen soft materials such as plastic and aluminum, though it’s not hard enough to peen steel and stainless steel.
    Low Reusability—Effective for a handful of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    MIL-PRF-9954—This media meets strict standards for particle size, shape, and material quality. It's certified to remove enough scale, rust, and paint to prep metal surfaces.
    SAE AMS2431/6D—Blast surfaces to a predictable, repeatable finish every time. This glass bead meets tighter tolerances for size, shape, and quality than bead rated MIL-PRF 9954.
    10 lb.
    15 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Mil. Spec.
    Specs. Met
    Each
    Each
    Each
    20-303620 to 60Low——3386K37000000———03386K67000000
    30-403620 to 60Low——3386K3800000———03386K3100000
    40-504620 to 60Low—SAE AMS2431/6D———0———03386K3400000
    40-504620 to 60LowMIL-PRF-9954————0———03386K3200000
    40-607020 to 60Low——3398K1100000———03386K7100000
    60-12012020 to 60Low——3398K1200000———03386K7200000
    70-10010020 to 60LowMIL-PRF-9954————0———03386K1600000
    70-14015020 to 60Low——3398K1300000———03386K7300000
    80-12012020 to 60LowMIL-PRF-9954————0———03386K1700000
    100-17018020 to 60Low——3398K1400000———03386K7400000
    100-17018020 to 60LowMIL-PRF-9954————0———03386K1800000
    170-32522020 to 60Low—SAE AMS2431/6D———0———03386K3500000
    170-32522020 to 60LowMIL-PRF-9954————0———03386K3300000
    170-32528020 to 60Low——3398K1500000———03386K7500000
    20022020 to 60Low—————03337K590000003337K19000000
    270-1000120020 to 60Low——3386K5100000———03386K8100000
    Ground Glass
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Ground Glass.
    A more aggressive alternative to glass bead, this angular abrasive blasts harder and leaves a rougher finish. It’s most often used to clean bricks, cement, and other masonry that’s already rough. While moderately aggressive, it’s still gentle enough to etch aluminum, plastic, and other soft materials without gouging them.
    Not Reusable—Typically only effective the first time it's used.
    10 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Each
    Each
    12-201615 to 120None34575K2500000034575K35000000
    25-403015 to 120None34575K260000034575K3700000
    40-806015 to 120None34575K280000034575K3800000
    60-1408015 to 120None34575K290000034575K3900000
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