Agricultural Fibrous Abrasives
Zhongsen Editor 2023-05-10Some agricultural fibrous materials or plants have been developed into abrasives in surface preparation industries, especially for blasting cleaning and polishing, for their low hardness, high durability and zero harm to the environment. A few of the most commonly used are Walnut Shell, Corncob, Wood Granules and Bamboo Granules. They are crushed and sieved, or cut into various sizes (mesh sizes, or even FEPA standard sizes) for various industrial applications.
Fibrous abrasives are used as blasting media in tumbling or vibratory blasting equipments to de-bur, clean, or polish Plastic, Glass, Ceramic, Fiberglass, Wood, Metal Parts etc. Despite their softness and low weight, their granules provide trustable durability for industrial use, can be reused and recycled, and they are totally environment friendly and is safer for workers on operation.
Most Common Products
Walnut Shell Abrasives
Corncob Abrasives
Wood Granules Abrasives
Bamboo Granules Abrasives
Applications
- Removal of burrs, paint, flash or rust on plastic, die casting or soft metal parts
- Cleaning of automotive parts, aircraft parts, turbo engines, pumps, machinery parts etc.
- Cleaning and polishing of jewelry, ceramic, stone, wood or bamboo parts
- Polishing of electronic parts, semi-conductor parts
- Refurbishing and maintain of machinery, building, bridges etc.
Advantages
- High Durability, can be reused
- Free of silica, iron-Less harm to work pieces
- Environment Friendly-No harm to environment
- High Efficiency-Soft while durable granules performs perfect for cleaning and polishing
- Reasonable Cost-Inexpensive compared to many other metal or non-metal abrasive media
