MIL SPEC GLASS BEADS

Ceroglass' glass beads are made of hardened spherical soda-lime glass. They are ideal for de-scaling, cleaning, deburring, surface treatment and finishing, surface extension, and the peening of metal components.


CLEANING

Cleaning with glass beads removes oxide layers and residues from working materials without damaging the surface thus restoring part performance. Cleaning of metal surfaces prior to painting or plating ensure better performance of the coatings.


Automotive & Aircraft Parts ....... Molds ....... Stampings ....... Castings ....... Pipes ....... Weldments ....... Dies, Plates ....... Statuary ....... Tubes, Trays, & Vats


DEBURRING

Frees metal parts and tools of loose burrs, unwanted edges and nicks which, if left untreated, can cause injury or damage to machine and operator.


Castings ....... Files ....... Drills .......Mills ....... Cutting Tools ....... Gears ....... Machine Parts ....... Threads ....... Dies ....... Jigs ....... Punches ....... Tools


SURFACE TREATMENT AND FINISHING

Surface treatment and finshing with glass beads is a very efficient way to blend surface defects, improve sealing, and appearance (matte or textured finishes) of all types of molds, deep draw dies and other parts with complicated shapes while improving corrosion resistance and lubrication of moving parts.


SURFACE EXTENSION

Surface extension prepares flat surface areas for galvanization, enameling, and lacquering without further chemical treatment. The metallic purity and the structural extension of the treated areas allow for improved adhesion and bonding between the surface and coating material.


Aluminum Castings ....... Medical Equipment ....... Food Processing Equipment and Cookware ....... Stainless Steel Parts


PEENING

Peening with glass beads is particularly effective where a high notch sensitivity exists as a result of flexional demands, e.g. with springs, crankshafts, gears, etc. Wet blasting with fine glass beads will also expose cracks and fracture in metals as a fine dark line where they may otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Specifications

Soda Lime Glass

No free silica

Specific Gravity

2.45 to 2.50 g/cm3

Bulk Weight

1.5 kg/l

Hardness (Mohs)

5.5

Toxicity

None

Color

Clear / Colorless

Configuration

Spherical

Contamination

None

Roundness

65 to 95%


Chemical composition weight-%

SiO2

min. 65 %

Al2O3

0.5 - 2.0 %

Fe2O3

max. .15 %

MgO

min. 2.5 %

CaO

min. 8 %

Na2O

min. 14.00 %

Other

max. 2 %


Quality and Technical Support

Efficient results are best achieved through quality media and proper operating procedures and methods. Accurate size distribution, consistant grain sizes, high percentage of roundness, minimal air inclusions and irregular particles are the qualities you need in glass media.

Blasting pressure, distance, angle, base material, discharge losses, time cycles, blast equipment are equally important in improving efficiency and ensuring quality of work. Ceroglass not only offers quality media, we provide the technical support you need to improve quality and lower costs.