Salient Characteristics Blast Grit 8.1.21.pdf

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

GARNET ABRASIVE BLASTING MEDIA

ALL CHARACTERISTICS ARE FIRM REQUIREMENTS

• GMAX GX2 GARNET BLASTING MEDIA, MANUFACTURED BY GMA GARNET

USA FOR SHIP HULL CLEANING

• MIL-A-22262B, 21 MARCH 1996, QPL-22262-36, DATED 30 JULY 2003.

• ALLUVIAL GARNET MUST HAVE 90% OF ITS PARTICLES BETWEEN 250-150

MICRONS (80 MESH)

• HARD ROCK GARNET MUST HAVE 90% OF ITS PARTICLES BETWEEN 1000-425

MICRONS (36 MESH)

• PRIMARY INGREDIENTS – ALMANDITE GARNET INDUSTRIAL ABRASIVE

• PARTICLE SHAPE - SUB-ANGULAR TO ANGULAR

• APPEARANCE - RED, PINK, WHITISH GRAINS OR POWDERS

• PRODUCE A PROFILE MINIMUM OF 3 MILS (76.2 MICRONS) AND A MAXIMUM

PROFILE OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 4 MILS (101.6 MICRONS)

• BULK DENSITY OF APPROXIMATELY 140-150 LBS/FT3

• HARDNESS OF 7.5-8.0 MOHS

• SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 3.9 - 4.1

• MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE BULK DELIVERED ABRASIVE SHALL BE LESS

THAN 0.5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT MOISTURE ABSORPTION - NON-

HYDROSCOPIC

• ODOR THRESHOLD: NO ODOR

• RADIOACTIVITY - NOT DETECTABLE ABOVE BACKGROUND

• FLASH POINT - NON-COMBUSTIBLE

• FLAMMABILITY - NON-FLAMMABLE

• VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) CONTENT - BELOW DETECTABLE

LIMITS

• MELTING POINT GREATER THAN 1832F (1000C)

• PARTICLE SIZE/SIEVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN 0.1-1.2MM (150 MESH – 16 MESH)

• CONDUCTIVITY 10-15 MS/M (MAX 25 MS/M)

• REACTIVITY – INERT

• PHYSICAL STATE - SOLID

• FAST REMOVAL OF HIGH BUILD (30 - 50 MIL) NAVAL MARINE INDUSTRIAL

COATING SYSTEMS.

• CONFORMS TO MIL-A-22262B (2)

• MATERIAL REQUIRES SAFETY DATA SHEET

• DISPOSAL- INCLUDE THE PRICE OF DISPOSAL WITHIN THE LINE ITEM

PRICE, BUT IDENTIFY THE PRICE FOR DISPOSAL SEPARATELY.