Glass Beads
Lead-free soda-lime spherical media for peening and satin finishes.
Glass Beads are a spherical abrasive manufactured from chemically inert, lead-free, soda-lime glass with no free silica. They can be used on all metals regardless of hardness, leave no contaminants or residues, smoothly blend away surface defects, improve corrosion resistance, and decrease fatigue by stress relieving machined and forged parts.
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Chemically inert, lead-free soda-lime glass with no free silica. Produces clean bright satin finishes without dimensional change.
Grits Available
- Potters #: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
- UM: 40-70, 50-100, 100-200, 150-250, 200-300, 300-400
- 212-425, 400-800, 600-850, etc.
Typical Applications
Surface treatment, shot peening and road marking.
| SiO₂ | Na₂O | K₂O | CaO | MgO | Al₂O₃ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 – 73% | 13 – 15% | 0.2 – 0.6% | 8 – 10% | 3 – 5% | 0.5 – 2% |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardness (Mohs) | 6 – 7 |
| Specific Gravity (H₂O = 1) | 2.4 – 2.6 |
| Bulk Density | 1.5 g/cm³ |
| Shape | Spherical |
| Free Silica | NL |
| Free Iron | ≤ 1% |
| Color | Clear |
| Region | Standard |
|---|---|
| United States | AASHTO M247 (1981) |
| UK | GB/T24722-2009, BS6088 (1981) |
| Europe | EN1423 (1997), EN1424 (1998) |
| Korea | L2521 |
| Japan | JIS R3301 |
Packing Available
We can provide various kinds of packing
- 1MT big bags
- 25kg × 40 PP bags into 1MT big bags
- 25kg × 40 PP bags on Standard wood pallet or Euro-pallet
- 25kg × 40 craft paper bags on Standard wood pallet or Euro-pallet
- Custom packing available on request (marks, labels, etc.)
Important: The technical data herein is believed to be accurate. It is offered for your consideration, investigation and verification. Buyer assumes all risk of use, storage and handling of the product.