Garnet
Garnet is a naturally occurring mineral. It is popular as an expendable blast media offering a cleaner application than traditional expendables, with improved cutting performance, compatibility to non-ferrous metals and low tendency to embedment. In 80 and 120 grades, the media is used extensively as a waterjet cutting media
Grades
GAR-MAC8/16 – 2.36 – 1.18 mm
GAR-MAC12/25 – 0.7 – 1.7 mm
GAR-MAC20/40 – 0.425 – 0.85 mm
GAR-MAC30/60 – 0.25 – 0.6 mm
GAR-MAC80 – 0.15 – 0.425 mm
GAR-MAC120 – 0.106 – 0.25 mm
Properties
- Abrasive Type: Expendable
- Density: 4.1 g/cm³
- Bulk Density: 2.38 g/cm³
- Hardness: 7 – 8 Mohs
- Friability: High
- Recyclability: Very Low
- Dust Levels: Medium/High
- Shape: Semi-Angular
- Colour: Deep Red
Applications
- Surface finishing
- Surface preparation
- Metals
- Wood
- Filtration media
- Open nozzle blasting
- Marine
- Waterjet cutting