Garnet
Our aim is to focus on the features that make your products perfect in processes such as vibration, blasting, painting and shotpeening. This is exactly why we have a versatile.surface treatment center and product range.
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Where is it used?
Garnet is a mineral and iron-free products with universal use. As an abrasive grit it is used in waterjet cutting and blasting. Mostly preferred in wet blasting.
Scope of Applications
- Surface Roughening
- Pre-paint preparation
- Surface preparation before coating
- Coating Cleaning
- Paint Cleaning
- Dry Blasting
- Wet blasting
- Pressure Blasting
- Vacuum Blasting
| Typical Physical Properties | |
| Hardness (norm) | ca. 7,5 – 8 mohs |
| Grain shape | Angular |
| Melting point | ca. 1.300 °C |
| Specific gravity | ca. 3,5 – 4,3 g/cm3 |
| Bulk density* | ca. 1,9 – 2,2 g/cm3 |
| *Depending on grain size. | |
| Typical Chemical Analysis | |
| SiO2 (no free silica) | 35,00 % |
| Fe2O3 | 33,00 % |
| Al2O3 | 23,00 % |
| MgO | 7,00 % |
| MnO | 1,00 % |
| CaO | 1,00 % |
| MESH | Average grain size (mm) |
| 12/20 | 0,85 – 1,40 |
| 20/40 | 0,50 – 1,00 |
| 30/60 | 0,20 – 0,60 |
| GARNET for high-pressure water jet cutting. | |
| MESH | Average grain size (mm) |
| 80 | 0,180 – 0,400 |
| 120 | 0,125 – 0,250 |
| 150 | 0,106 – 0,212 |
| 180 | 0,090 – 0,180 |
| 200 | 0,075 – 0,150 |
| 220 | 0,063 – 0,125 |
| 240 | 0,053 – 0,106 |
| 350 | 0,045 – 0,090 |
- Pressure blasting machines
- Vacuum blasting machines
- 25 kg bags on 1-ton pallets
- 1 ton in big bags