Steel Grit/Shot Blasting

The technique of sand blasting has provided many different ways to clean up, strip, or even out the surface of different materials. Although the ancient mode of blasting- sand has now long been banned for usage due to its dangerous silicosis, there is still a huge range of much safer substances that help to create a perfect finish- be it the restoring of parts of a structure or just basic refurbishing of smaller items.

To provide a cost effective and efficient blast cleaning operation, features such as a basic understanding of the characteristics of the steel blast cleaning abrasives, their selection as well as use and the knowledge of the blast cleaning machinery, its maintenance and key process control features.

Industries in the metal working business are the principal users of cast steel shot and steel grit:

• Steel mills
• Ferrous and Nonferrous Foundries
• Forge shops
• Metal Fabricators

Blast cleaning with the use of steel abrasives is a vital and critical operation at various different stages of the primary metal production.

Steel Grit and Steel Shot are two sand blast medias that are most commonly used in today’s industries. These can be used for a huge variety of applications to meet different goal requirements. The following article will help you build a strong understanding about both these medias.