Aluminum Oxide (Brown Fused) Sandblasting Abrasive, Coarser Grades 12 through 240, 50 lbs or More

Use this page to order Brown Fused Aluminum Oxide Sandblasting Abrasives.  Minimum order is 50lbs.  See bottom of page for Quantity Discounts.

Shipping:  Small orders under 200 lbs ship via UPS Ground.  See details below for larger orders.

Brown Fused Aluminum Oxide Specs:

• Obtained from a reduction fusion of high quality bauxites in electric arc furnaces
• Very Tough: Hardness Rating of 9 on the Mohs scale
• Can be recycled multiple times
• Fast cutting, low friability
• Brown in Color
• Fusion Temperature (C) is 2020
• Alpha macro crystal from trigonal class, hexagonal system.
• 95.6%+ Aluminum Oxide
• All our blasting medias are new, not reclaimed.
• Recommended by OSHA as alternative to silica sand

Recommended For:

• Sandblasting
• Grinding
• Anti Skid Flooring (Coarse grits like a 24)
• Surface Preparation
• Etching, Carving, Gouging: (Coarse grits like a 36)
• Coated Abrasives
• Monument Blasting

Sizing - These Are Approximations Only.  Approximations are based on using a pressure blaster on hot rolled steel, having tightly adhering mill scale, using a 90-100 psi.  Anchor patterns will vary tremendously based on other variables such as hardness & type of steel, level of corrosion being removed, blast angle, blast distance from the steel, etc.

• 1 mil pofile = 100 grit aluminum oxide
• 1.5 mil profile = 50 grit aluminum oxide
• 2 mil profile = 36 grit aluminum oxide
• 2.5 mil profile = 24 grit aluminum oxide
• 3 mil profile = 16 grit aluminum oxide
• 4 mil profile = 12 - 16 grit aluminum oxide

 Shipping & Packaging Information: 

    
• Pallet Packaging: This media is generally sold by the net ton, or per 2,000 lbs.  Packaged in 50lb bags, 40 bags per pallet.  One net ton per pallet.  
• Tote Packaging:  We can also package this in 2,200 lb super sacks. (1 metric ton)
• 400lb Drum Packaging:  We can package media into 400lb drums for you.  4 drums per pallet or 1,600lbs/pallet.  Please request this when you ask for a quote. Yes, we can ship a single drum if that is all you need.
• DiscountáPricing:  Please use our Quote Request form to obtain custom pricing on larger quantities, with freight.  Remember to tell us your ship-to address and the total number of lbs or tons you want a bid on.
• Loading Dock:  Generally, you need to have a commercial address with loading dock to receive orders over 200lbs.  If you do not, we can ship it to a local terminal and you pick it up yourself from the terminal. We can also ship to a residential address, but this is very costly and not recommended.

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