Blasting Media Options
Bel Air’s abrasive grit blasting, wet blasting, and sand blast media, is used in surface treatment processes in a variety of different industries with many diverse purposes. Blasting media is great for numerous use cases including slurry blasting machines, vapor abrasive blasting, and many other blasting applications. Abrasive blasting is the process by which an abrasive media is accelerated through a blasting nozzle by means of compressed air.
Aluminum Oxide
Pink Aluminum Oxide
Good for wet/dry blasting and also used for tool honing and edge prep.
available in 34-60 grit
3 Types Available
Brown Aluminum Oxide
Good for wet or dry blasting for cleaning or surface enhancement on all products especially 3D metals 20 - 600 grit
5 Types Available
White Aluminum Oxide
Good for wet/dry blasting for cleaning or surface enhancement on all products especially 3D plastics 20-600 grit
5 Types Available
Ceramic
Zirblast Ceramic Bead
Aluminum oxide free. Good for wet and dry blasting; Longest lasting media for 3D build removal and surface peening and hardening 150-1180 grit.
6 Types Available
Plastic
Plastic Blasting Media
Dry blasting media that is mainly used to remove paint from aerospace parts. Highly Reusable.
2 Types Available
Silicon Carbide
Silicon Carbide
Good for wet or dry blasting; Also used for tool honing and edge preparation (14-1200 grit)
6 Types Available
Glass Blasting
Glass Bead
Good for wet and dry blasting; Typically for cleaning or a cosmetic surface finish 14-700 grit
13 Types Available
Medical
Apatitic Abrasive
For all medical implants. Used in lieu of alumina or silicon carbide to eliminate contaminants and too provide a residue free surface after passivation.
1 Type Available