Glass Beads / Glass Microspheres used as blasting materials are with the characteristics of clearness, hardness and toughness. They are manufactured from soda lime silica glass. we could also supply Glass Beads / Glass Microspheres manufactured from borosilicate glass upon requirement. Glass Beads / Glass Microspheres used as blasting materials offers the flexibility to remove many different types of surface imperfections, including burrs, rust, scales, paint removal and so on.
The following is standard for sandblasting glass beads:
| US Standard Screen Size | MIL-PRF-9954B | MIL-S-13165C | Potters Ballotini® | Glas-Shot® | Blast-O-Lite | Zero | SAE Intl J1173 | Bead Size Range (Diameter in Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-14 | No. 1 | 1 | BT 1 | 801-201 | .0661-.0555 | |||
| 14-20 | No. 2 | 2 | BT 2 | 801-202 | .0555-.0331 | |||
| 20-30 | No. 3 | 331 | 3 or A | MS-XGX | BT 3 | 801-203 | GB-70 | .0331-.0234 |
| 20-80 | .0331-.0070 | |||||||
| 25-35 | 280 | .0283-.0197 | ||||||
| 25-45 | AAA | AAA | .0283-.0171 | |||||
| 30-40 | No. 4 | 232 | 4 or B | BT 4 | 801-204 | GB-50 | .0234-.0165 | |
| 35-45 | 197 | .0197-.0171 | ||||||
| 35-60 | .0197-.0098 | |||||||
| 40-50 | No. 5 | 165 | 5 | BT 5 | 801-205 | GB-35 | .0165-.0117 | |
| 40-60 | C | BOL 21 | .0165-.0098 | |||||
| 40-70 | AA | AA | .0165-.0083 | |||||
| 45-60 | 138 | .0171-.0098 | ||||||
| 50-70 | No. 6 | 117 | 6 or D | BT 6 | 801-206 | GB-25 | .0117-.0083 | |
| 50-80 | AB | AB | BOL 23 | .0117-.0070 | ||||
| 60-80 | No. 7 | 98 | 7 or E | BT 7 | 801-207 | GB-20 | .0098-.0070 | |
| 60-100 | BOL 24 | .0098-.0059 | ||||||
| 60-120 | AC | AC | .0098-.0049 | |||||
| 70-100 | No. 8 | 83 | 8 or F | BT 8 | 801-208 | GB-18 | .0083-.0059 | |
| 70-140 | AD | AD | BOL 25 | .0083-.0041 | ||||
| 80-120 | No. 9 | 70 | 9 or G | BT 9 | 801-209 | GB-15 | .0070-.0049 | |
| 100-140 | H | .0059-.0041 | ||||||
| 100-170 | No. 10 | 10 or AE | AF | BT 10 | 801-210 | .0059-.0035 | ||
| 100-200 | BOL 26 | .0059-.0029 | ||||||
| 120-170 | AG | AG | .0049-.0035 | |||||
| 120-200 | No. 11 | 11 | BT 11 | 801-211 | .0049-.0029 | |||
| 140-200 | J | .0041-.0029 | ||||||
| 140-230 | No. 12 | 12 | BT 12 | 801-212 | .0041-.0025 | |||
| 140-270 | BOL 27 | .0041-.0021 | ||||||
| 170-230 | K | .0035-.0025 | ||||||
| 170-325 | No. 13 | 13 or AH | AH | BT 13 | 801-213 | .0035-.0017 | ||
| 170 and Finer | AL | .0035 and Finer | ||||||
| 200-270 | N | .0029-.0021 | ||||||
| 200-325 | BOL 29 | .0029-.0017 | ||||||
| 230-325 | 24 | O | .0025-.0017 | |||||
| 270-400 | P | .0021-.0015 | ||||||
| 270 and Finer | AI | MS-XL | .0021 and Finer | |||||
| 325 and Finer | AQ | BOL 30 | 801-214 | .0017 and Finer | ||||
| 400 and Finer | AS | .0015 and Finer |