




Glass Beads is a spherical abrasive manufactured from chemically inert soda lime glass. Glass Beads produce a bright satin finish, finer beads produce a smoother non glare finish, while larger beads produce a deeper textured finish. Blasting with Glass Bead does not produce any dimension changes to the part base surface.
Application:
Shot Peening
Blasting Cleaning
Surface Finishing
Metal Preparation
Data sheet:
AL2O3(%) | SIO2(%) | NA2O (%) | K2O (%) | CAO (%) | MGO(%) | |
0.73 | 72.42 | 13.34 | 0.29 | 8.02 | 2.78 | |
Hardness | 6.0-7.0Mohs | |||||
Bulk Density | ≥1.50g/cm³ | |||||
Shape | Spherical | |||||
Roundness | ≥90% | |||||
Free Silica | NIL | |||||
Free Iron | ≤1.0% | |||||
Micro Hardness | ≥600kg/mm³ |