Garnet Sand angular fractures, high hardness, and ability to be recycled make it ideal for a range of abrasive applications. Garnet's complicated mineralogy defines its utility for a wide range of applications, from filter medium to waterjet abrasive.
Garnet Sand Abrasive
Garnet Sand Abrasive is the collective name for a group of complex silicate minerals with similar crystalline structures but varying chemical compositions. A3B2(SiO4)3 is the general chemical formula, where "A" can be calcium, magnesium, ferrous iron, or manganese, and "B" can be aluminum, chromium, ferric iron, or, in rare cases, titanium. Garnet occurs in a variety of rock types around the world, most notably gneisses and schists; other sources include contact metamorphic rocks, crystalline limestones, pegmatites, and serpentinites. In many places of the world, the alluvial garnet is connected with heavy mineral sand and gravel deposits. Garnet occurs in huge and numerous deposits; nevertheless, only a few commercially viable garnet resources have been identified.
Garnet sand is blasted onto the surface of the steel using high-pressure compressed air during the surface preparation process. This procedure contributes to the coating's longevity. As an abrasive, it is employed by oil companies, petrochemical tank operations, offshore applications, pipelines, heavy machinery maintenance, industrial components cleaning, and shipbuilding enterprises.
Garnet Sand Blasting
Sand blasting is a machine that cleans or prepares surfaces for painting or other thermal spray coatings by using abrasive Garnet and air pressure. Sand blasting machine can also be used to destroy sand; they can also be used to remove tainted substances from metal objects that have been cast, forged, or welded. The media is placed in a tank, and the air pressure is maintained at the same level as while the operator is sandblasting. The media is then dumped by gravity into a blast hose line, where it is pushed out of the sand blasting nozzle by the air pressure we utilize.
Garnet abrasive is mined in India from almandite and andradite mineral sources. Garnet is a semi-precious stone in its native state. It is removed, washed, processed, and screened to the required grade for use as an abrasive.
Rock garnet is possibly the garnet type that has been utilized for the longest time. India is the source of this garnet. These crystals are crushed in mills before being cleansed through wind blowing, magnetic separation, screening, and, if necessary, washing. Because it is newly crushed, this garnet has the sharpest edges and performs significantly better than other types of garnet. Both the river garnet and the beach garnet have been rounded off by the tumbling effect of hundreds of millions of years.
Garnet has mostly been mined for gemstone-grade stones. Abrasive garnet was primarily mined as a byproduct of gem garnet mining and was utilized as lapping and polishing media in the glass industry. our most popular grades are Garnet Sand 12/24 , Garnet Sand 20/40 , Garnet Sand 20/60 and Garnet Sand 30/60 mesh.
Advantages of Garnet Abrasive Blasting Media
- Garnet abrasive is less dusty than other expendable abrasives, making it appropriate for usage in tanks and other confined places.
- Cost-effective - Garnet abrasive lasts a long time and is so effective that most applications require fewer overall amounts.
- Garnet Abrasive is semi-reusable and can be re-used numerous times if used properly. It does degrade faster than totally reusable abrasives like aluminum oxide.
- Garnet abrasive produces a superior surface profile for adhesion coating.
- Garnet is environmentally friendly because it is inert and non-toxic, making it suitable for usage near bodies of water. It is also very easy to clean, and its durability prevents dust formation.
