Glass Beads
Finishing
Glass Bead blasting can be used on a wide range of materials including metal, glass, plastic and rubber.
The smaller the glass spheres, the smoother the surface; larger spheres produce a more textured finish.
Cleaning
Glass Beads remove/clean foreign substances from the surface without a dimensional change to the surface. A wide range of bead sizes is available.
Deburring
Glass Bead blasting removes burrs, feathered edges, from parts in a precision operation.
Corners and edges must be deburred with precision to assemble and operate properly. Glass Bead blasting guarantees that no base metal from the surface is removed.
Peening
Peening with Glass Beads is a low cost form of creating a uniform surface layer of compressed stress in alloy substances. Peening acts to combat stress cracks and corrosion which result in increasing the life of metal parts.
The high degree of roundness of our Glass Beads enhances the process performance of stress relief.
Technical Data
Chemical Composition
SiO2 - 72%
Na2O - 13%
CaO - 5%
MgO - 4%
K2O - 3%
AL2O3 - 1%
Appearance
Clean and transparent; no visible bubbles or impurities.
Density: 2.6g/cm3
Hardness: 6-7 Moh
Available in the following sizes
Type |
Mesh |
B13 |
170-325 |
B11 |
100-200 |
B10 |
100-170 |
B9 |
70-140 |
B8 |
60-100 |
B7 |
60-80 |
B6 |
50-70 |
B5 |
40-60 |
B4 |
30-40 |
Packaging
In 55 lb (25kg) - 40 bags/pallet.
OPTA MINERALS has production and warehouse facilities in the following locations:
Canada: Waterdown, ON; Brantford, ON; Lachine, QC; Laval, QC; St-Bruno-de-Guigues, QC.
USA: Norfolk, VA; Hardeeville, SC; Attica, NY; Baltimore, MD; New Orleans, LA; Keeseville, NY; Milan, MI; Walkerton, IN; Richfield, OH. Los Angeles, CA.
Europe: Košice, Slovak Republic; Romans, France. |
