Details- Garnet / Natural Abrasive Sand
Global Minechem Corporation offers natural abrasive sand in India. We provide fine, medium and coarse natural abrasive sand for a range of industrial application usages. We deliver reasonably charges Natural Abrasive which is environmentally and operator friendly. They are alternative to silica sands and minerals slags which offer a class Sa3 White Metal finish.
Characteristics of Garnet / Natural Abrasive Sand
Garnet particles are dense, stiff and sharp. They are free of heavy metals and toxic elements. The lower friability of abrasive enables recycling up to 5-8 times and the comparatively high density makes sure swift blasting speeds.
Typical Physical Properties
| Hardness | 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 % |
Available Sizes
Natural Abrasive Sand 12 – 20 Mesh
Natural Abrasive Sand 12 – 24 Mesh
Natural Abrasive Sand 20 – 40 Mesh
Natural Abrasive Sand 20 – 60 Mesh
Natural Abrasive Sand 30 – 60 Mesh
Natural Abrasive Sand 60 – 80 Mesh
Natural Abrasive Sand 80 – 120 Mesh
Key Usage of Garnet / Natural Abrasive Sand
It is progressively superseding other blasting media as it is environment friendly and reusable. They are utilized in:
- Oil Petroleum industry maintenance, oil wells and refineries
- Ship building, ship yards and repair yards for blasting purpose
- New buildings, bridges and rail tanks
- Stone washing of denim fabrics without damages
- Industrial waste water treatment
- Water Jet Cutting
- Abrasive Papers
- For Powder coating