50 LBS - Brown Aluminum Oxide Abrasive Media, 120 Grit

Brown fused aluminum oxide, otherwise known as Brown Fused Alumina or BFA, is produced through an electric arc furnace process. Brown fused aluminum oxide is both a hard (Mohs hardness 9) and tough material with high strength, making it an excellent abrasive grain raw material for applications such as blast media, sandpaper, grinding wheels and abrasive discs, rolls, belts and pads. Its thermal properties make it an excellent raw material for refractory applications, as well.

Because Brown Fused Aluminum Oxide has a high bulk density and high hardness making it the perfect media for removing rust, mill scale, and surface contamination. The consistent particle size allows for a uniform surface finish and coverage.

Additionally, BFA has a low friability which allows it to be recirculated on average, up to seven times. These characteristics reduce abrasive consumption, clean up, and disposal costs, increasing profitability.

Benefits

  • Highly Durable and Reusable
  • Long Lasting
  • Harder Than Most Blasting Media
  • Fast Cutting Action
  • Very Heavy to Light Etching on Multiple Types of Surface
  • Available in a Wide Variety of Mesh/Grit Sizes
  • Lighter Than Metallic Media With a Denser Blast Stream
  • Silica free

Blasting Applications

  • Etching Metal
  • Paint Stripping
  • Prepping Surfaces for Coatings
  • Monument Etching
  • Cleaning Discoloration From Welding
  • Surface Prep for Metalizing and Welding
  • Preparation for Bonding

General Applications

  • Non-Skid Flooring
  • Sanding
  • Abrasion Resistance
  • Slurry Polishing
  • Paint Filler
  • Grinding
  • Cue Tip Chalk
  • Edge Rounding in Tumbling
  • Wear Resistance
  • Wet and Dry Barrel Tumbling


APPEARANCE ▪ Brown Angular Grit
HARDNESS ▪ 9.0 MOH ▪ 1,850 kgf/cm2 (Knoop – 100)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY ▪ 3.96 g/cm3
INDUSTRIES ▪ Metal Preparation ▪ Surface Finishing ▪ Aircraft Maintenance