Zirconia Bead Blast

Zirconia ceramic blasting beads are an environmentally-friendly blasting medium with long service lives. Free from iron contamination and suitable for various applications, they’re durable and visually appealing too!

This study investigated the impact of various sandblasting conditions on bond strength between 3-mol % Y-TZP and indirect composite resin (ICR). Results demonstrated that alumina sandblasting at 0.2 MPa, 21 seconds and 110 um particles increased short-term bond strengths significantly.

High-tech blasting medium

Zrconia ceramic blasting beads are unique abrasives made of zirconium dioxide, an extremely hard and strong ceramic compound. As these zirconia ceramic blasting beads are iron-free and chemically inert, they can be used for precision surface treatment, cleaning and precision machining without causing chemical reactions or contamination – providing precise surface finishes! Plus they come in various sizes to meet any surface requirement perfectly!

Shot blasting is an efficient surface preparation technique that uses propelling small, spherical beads of glass or ceramic at high velocity against a target surface to achieve cleaning, finishing, and texturing effects. Shot blasting has become widely utilized across industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical, marine and more to remove contaminants such as oil, rust and existing coatings while creating smooth surfaces suitable for painting or coating purposes.

An in vitro study evaluated shear bond strength (SBS) of Y-TZP zirconia core and veneering indirect composite resin after different forms of sandblasting, including alumina-sandblasting or glass bead pre-treatment, as a way of improving SBS when combined with various primers; this showed that only pre-treatment significantly enhanced SBS of zirconia whereas simply sandblasting alone did not enhance it.

Long service life

Zirconia ceramic blasting beads boast long service lives and high resistance to wear. Their extremely hard surface helps them effectively remove surface coatings and contaminants while their spherical shape ensures consistent impact force for an efficient treatment process. Available in various sizes for any number of applications.

Zirconia ceramic sandblasting media offers superior chemical stability in addition to being highly durable, making them the ideal choice for precision applications that require high-level surface treatment without damage to nanoscale surfaces, such as cleaning medical devices or equipment, prepping surfaces for coating or painting or deburring devices and equipment. It is often used in medical device cleaning processes as well as surface preparation before coating or painting applications.

Zirconia ceramic sandblasting beads offer long service lives that save on maintenance and replacement costs, providing end users with an excellent return on investment.

Yttrium stabilized zirconia is one of the world’s most cost-effective and long-lasting blasting materials, consisting of yttrium and zirconium that have been fused together into a ceramic crystalline structure using high-tech manufacturing methods. Suitable applications include pharmaceutical production, paint making and ink creation as well as high velocity operations that require contamination-free grinding and dispersion.

Environmentally friendly

Zirconia is an exceptionally hard and strong ceramic material with numerous uses, from metal finishing and aerospace component production, to medical device manufacture where high-quality finishes are essential to safety and efficacy. Bead blasting using zirconia beads offers an environmentally-friendly method of surface preparation.

GNPGraystar’s zirconia silicate ceramic bead blasting media is an economical yet durable surface treatment option, suitable for automotive, aerospace and casting parts industries. With an exceptionally low wear rate designed to produce uniform surface finishes free of embedded debris while its hardness and abrasiveness allow for cleaning and deburring metal parts – its perfect!

This study examined the bond strength of fully sintered high translucent zirconia specimens pre-treated with both alumina and glass bead sandblasting as well as two primers (Alumina-Silane and MDP-Silane) prior to bonding using conventional or resin cement without priming. Alumina sandblasting significantly increased surface roughness while also leading to surface defects, but did not negatively influence surface energy of glazed zirconia surfaces or microretentive features, but did not negatively affect bond strength. On the other hand, glass bead sandblasting significantly increased surface energy while simultaneously inducing microretentive features without negatively affecting bond strength.

Safe to use

Zirconia ceramic beads are safe and stable materials that do not require special handling or storage conditions to keep safe; however, for optimal use they should be stored in an area with adequate air ventilation and should be visually inspected to ensure consistent sizes and shapes; otherwise incorrect or misshapen zirconia blasting media could potentially cause surface damage while cleaning or treating surfaces.

Zirconia blasting beads reduce the amount of dust created during abrasive blasting, providing many health and safety advantages. Furthermore, these recyclable beads are environmentally friendly. Furthermore, their use is less toxic than other abrasives as well as lacking potentially hazardous ingredients.

Bead blasting can cause surface damage to delicate or thin materials if pressure, abrasive type and technique are mismatched for their intended application. Therefore it is vital that appropriate personal protection equipment be worn when performing this process as well as eye contact precautions taken prior to commencing this task.

Zirconia ceramic beads are more cost-effective and durable compared to other blasting abrasives, making them the go-to choice for various applications, including cleaning and restoring historical buildings, monuments and sculptures; creating specific surface textures on metals and other surfaces; as well as cleaning historical buildings themselves.