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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/Aluminum Oxide Grit
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Glass/Aluminum Oxide Grit.
    A mixture of glass bead and aluminum oxide grit, this media is less aggressive than pure aluminum oxide grit. It’s tough enough to clear away corrosion but gentle enough to etch aluminum and plastic without gouging them.
    Low Reusability—Effective for a handful of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    10 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Each
    Each
    50-808040 to 100Low31075K5700000031075K22000000
    60-12015040 to 100Low31075K110000031075K1200000
    100-17022040 to 100Low31075K580000031075K5500000
    120-17024040 to 100Low31075K430000031075K41000000
    170-23028040 to 100Low31075K440000031075K42000000
    Aluminum Oxide Grit
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Aluminum Oxide Grit.
    The grit you think of for sanding, grinding, and polishing. As abrasive blasting media, aluminum oxide grit does it all—from blasting away paint to frosting glass to deburring and etching metal. It’s hard and has sharp, angular edges for fast cutting. It won’t leave behind contaminants like steel grit, so it can be used on a wider variety of materials.
    Low Reusability—Effective for a handful of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    MIL-A-59316—This grit meets strict standards for particle size, shape, and material quality. It’s certified to remove enough scale, rust, and paint that a metal surface is ready for processing.
    6 oz.
    5 lb.
    10 lb.
    15 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Mil. Spec.
    Each
    Each
    Each
    Each
    Each
    18-503660 to 100Low————0———03418K46000000———03418K710000000
    20-403640 to 80LowMIL-A-59316———0———0———0———03418K21000000
    25-704660 to 100Low————0———03418K4700000———03418K72000000
    35-1006060 to 100Low————0———03398K31000003337K570000003418K81000000
    45-1408060 to 100Low————0———03418K4800000———03418K82000000
    70-27012060 to 100Low————0———03398K32000003337K55000003418K91000000
    80-32515060 to 100Low————0———03418K4900000———03418K83000000
    100-14010040 to 80LowMIL-A-59316———0———0———0———03418K22000000
    100-40018060 to 100Low————0———03398K3300000———03418K92000000
    120-45022060 to 100Low————0———03398K34000003337K53000003418K93000000
    170-27018040 to 80LowMIL-A-59316———0———0———0———03418K23000000
    200-32524040 to 80LowMIL-A-59316———0———0———0———03418K24000000
    230-32528060 to 100Low————0———03398K3500000———03418K94000000
    270-40032060 to 100Low————0———03398K3600000———03418K96000000
    325-40036060 to 100Low————03418K17000000———03337K5100000———0
    325-50040060 to 100Low————0———03398K3700000———03418K98000000
    —24020 to 65Low—3210K12000003210K1300000———0———0———0
    Bauxite Grit
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    Just as hard and sharp as aluminum oxide but reusable. Bauxite grit stays effective for 100 times more cycles than aluminum oxide grit but isn’t as long-lasting as ceramic grit. It’s a good middle ground, cost-wise, between those two. It also sheds less dust than aluminum oxide grit.
    High Reusability—Effective for hundreds of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    10 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Each
    Each
    20-403650 to 100High7277N210000007277N230000000
    30-7046-5450 to 100High7277N31000007277N33000000
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