Sandblast Tag

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Shot blasting, also known as abrasive blasting, is even known by some as "sandblasting" by its English term, although the latter concept refers exclusively to blasting with silica sand. It is a process where an abrasive material is propelled by means of air, water or centrifugal force against a surface.

This method is used to clean, strengthen or prepare surfaces.

There are many variants in the procedure to throw the abrasive medium but the most common is to do it through a machine with wheels, which drive the abrasive against the target, that

To understand the how well, we need to understand well what is sand blast or sandblasting? The definition of this word is understood as “sand under pressure”; however, numerous abrasives in addition to sand can be used in this operation to clean, polish or remove materials and residues from different surfaces.

In areas of abrasives, we have 2 types commonly used:

ARTIFICIAL ABRASIVES

• Aluminum oxide
• Steel shot
• Silicium carbide
• Sodium bicarbonate
• Cut wire
• Garnet
• Copper slag
• Glass pearl
• Plastic abrasive

NATURAL ABASIVES

• Silica sand
• Diamonds
• Quartz
• Corundum

To sandblast, we use compressed air which propels the abrasives at