Garnet is an alternative to traditional abrasive such as silica sand and coal slag, the color of Garnet is light red, it turns to light grew or milky white when it becomes micro-powder. Its widely used in ship making, road paving, sand blasting get rid of rust. Water jet cutting abrasives etc.
Chemical & Physical Specification
SiO2 36.04% Graivty 3.9g/cm3
Al2O3 18.0-24% Bulk Density(#80) 2.15g/cm3
FeO 22.0-24% Hardness Mohs 7.8
Fe2O3 4.06 % Melt Point 1400
MnO 0.42% Free silica 0.1% Max
TiO2 1.51% MgO 2.13%
CaO 4.89%
Typical Applications:
Making coated or bonded abrasive tools . sand paer/cloth
Sand blasting
Water filtration media
Water jet-cutting abrasive
Glass polishing
High temperature gravel pack for deep oil wells
Mesh Micron Typical application
10-20 2000-850 water filtration media paving stone
20-40 850-425 sand blasting media, painting
30-60 600-250 sand blasting media, painting
40-60 425-250 water jet cutting abrasive suggested materials: tile, Marble,
60-90 250-160 Granite, stone, steel grit, steel shot
90-120 160-125 precise water jet cutting hole drilling lapping