| APPLICATION.TYPES & PURPOSES |
Starting Points |
| Metal Type |
Density |
Grit |
| . FOR CLEANING PURPOSES |
| • Remove zinc buildup after plating |
.Carbon Steel |
7 |
1000 |
| • Remove weld discoloration |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
5 |
1000 |
| 7 |
1000 |
| • Clean surface prior to welding |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
7 |
240 |
| • Condition surface prior to welding |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
7 |
240 |
| • Clean copper electrical buss bars |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
7 |
240 |
| . FOR DEBURRING PURPOSES |
|
|
|
| • Remove wire edges from surgical instruments |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
5 |
1000 |
| • Deburr leading and trailing edges of jet turbine blades |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
9 |
320 |
| • Deburr stainless steel piston rings |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
9 |
320 |
| • Radius edges of stamped metal parts |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
9 |
320 |
| • Deburr automotive or appliance trim |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
9 |
320 |
| . FOR BLENDING PURPOSES |
| • Remove parting lines from cast turbine blades & vanes |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
7 |
240 |
| 9 |
180 |
| • Blend 100 grit coated abrasive grind lines |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
7 |
240 |
| • Refine surface of surgical instruments |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
9 |
180 |
| • Blend surface of surgical instruments |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
9 |
320 |
| • Remove light imperfections from part surface |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
9 |
180 |
| • Blend 120 grit coated abrasive grind lines |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
9 |
180 |
| . FOR FINISHING PURPOSES |
| • Provide #7 mill (fine grain) finish (satin finish cutlery) |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
5 |
1000 |
| 9 |
320 |
| • Finish prior to buffing |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
7 |
180 |
| • Finish prior to buffing or plating |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
7 |
180 |
| • Final finish aluminum extrusions |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
9 |
320 |
| . FOR POLISHING PURPOSES |
| • Centerless polish hydraulic rods to lower radius |
.Carbon Steels |
7 |
1000 |
| • Polish aircraft component parts |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
7 |
1000 |
| 9 |
1200 |
| • Final polish prosthetic devices |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
7 |
1000 |
| 9 |
1200 |
| • Final polish surgical instruments |
.Stainless Steel, Titanium, Nickel Alloys |
7 |
1000 |
| 9 |
1200 |
| • Polishing jewelry plates |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
5 |
1000 |
| 7 |
1000 |
| • Selective polish name plates |
.Aluminum, Copper, Brass |
7 |
1000 |
| 9 |
1000 |
