Yttrium stabilized zirconia media is ideal for high energy milling processes that reduce process times while its density and hardness offer exceptional durability.
This media is acid washed and heat treated to remove contaminants and render it nuclease free, making it the ideal medium to homogenize bacteria, yeast, fungi and spores – as well as most tissue samples.
Glass Beads
Glass beads are small solid glass particles produced from colorless glass that have several industrial applications. Their high strength, chemical stability, and limited thermal expansion makes them suitable for blast cleaning, deburring, polishing and peening; additionally they make an ideal iron-free blasting media option when blasting stainless steel and aluminum surfaces.
Their gentle nature and spherical hollow shape make spherical hollow abrasives one of the least aggressive types of abrasives, providing easy surface cleaning without damaging or roughening up surfaces, plus being adept at eliminating grease and oil accumulations, making them the ideal solution for mechanics or CNC machining shops that handle oily parts all day long.
Paint beads are also an ideal way to increase the reflective properties of paints, increasing luster and reflecting more light, helping prevent fading and discoloration while prolonging its fresh appearance. Furthermore, their spherical shape helps ensure consistent surface textures and finishes as well as less dust than other blast media options.
Pärlor av zirkoniumdioxid/kiseldioxid
Zirconia/Silica beads are versatile milling media that are suitable for milling processes in various fields, from pharmaceuticals and paints to high-temperature ceramic composites and solid oxide fuel cells. Their hard surface resists damage from mechanical and chemical impacts while their low porosity enhances wear resistance – they’re even less vulnerable to solvent damage or abrasion than similar materials, providing cost-effective and reliable results.
Before loading media into a milling machine, it is vital that it is checked thoroughly to ensure they are in their ideal state for your process. Visual inspection can reveal any misshapen or broken pieces which should be removed and replaced with fresh media in order to reduce heat production in the grinding chamber and protect materials while increasing process efficiency.
Consider selecting larger zirconia silicate media sizes, which can help improve overall efficiency. Larger media sizes come into contact with more material than their smaller counterparts, shortening process times and fewer breakdowns, while being less susceptible to wear-and-tear wear than small-sized media will have longer livespan.
Vassa partiklar av kiselkarbid
Silicon carbide (commonly referred to as sic or carborundum) is a synthetic abrasive produced through combining high-grade silica sand with finely ground carbon from petroleum coke in an electric furnace at high temperatures, creating a hard, dense and durable material used for grinding glass and metal surfaces. Silicon carbide is also a preferred choice in etching and cleaning applications since its non-warping surface properties make it popular choice over alternatives like alumina and boron carbide which would warp the surfaces unlike its rivals such as alumina and boron carbide.
Silicon carbide particles or fibers are highly hazardous to lung health, as shown by experiments involving inhalation of silicon carbide particles or fibers into sheep lung tissue containing silicon carbide or quartz or cristobalite inducing lesions that mirror those seen among miners suffering from progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) or asbestos workers.
Silicon Carbide Powder (SiC) can be added to ceramic glazes to produce bubbles or foam effects, acting as an oxidation reducer in firings by neutralising metallic oxides such as iron and copper oxides. Furthermore, silicon carbide also serves as a reducer in firing processes which use oxygen-containing atmospheres reducing their oxide formation during firing cycles.
Garnet Particles
Garnet is a natural mineral mined, crushed and processed into particles for use in abrasive blasting applications and waterjet cutting applications due to its hardness and durability. Garnets typically feature an angular shape, making it effective at breaking down coatings, rust and other surface contaminants.
Composites reinforced with garnet demonstrated lower wear rates at all load ranges tested during this investigation, likely as a result of its protruded garnet particles preventing deformation within the LM13 alloy matrix phase.
X-ray diffractometry results reveal that unMG garnet displayed uniform pore structures while its counterpart, the MG garnet, displayed bimodal pore size distribution. A band shift at 1445 cm-1 indicated sodium stearate’s presence within its crystal system and resulted in mesopores being filled by its ions reacting with oxide atoms in garnet grains, leading to drastic reduction in volume resulting from their reaction with oxygen atoms in mesopores within grain mesopores which was confirmed through scanning electron microscopy analysis.
Zirconia Beads
Zirconia beads are often chosen for applications in harsh abrasive environments as they offer increased durability compared to glass or carbide beads. Furthermore, their inert composition means there won’t be any contamination issues and their long lifespan enables more grinding/milling cycles; their wear resistance makes them cost-effective options in high volume applications.
These abrasive media are perfect for grinding and dispersing materials such as mineral powders, pigments, pharmaceuticals and coatings. Furthermore, they can also be used for polishing applications as well as superfine dispersing of chemical products. Because of their low wear loss and contamination-free nature, they’re recommended for food and cosmetic-related uses.
Inovatec’s zirconia media comes in various sizes. We adhere to stringent quality controls in the production process to ensure its integrity, with products manufactured by experienced technicians who know what makes a successful production cycle.
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