garnet sand blasting abrasive
Garnet: Garnet, also known as “jade sand” or “natural gold steel”, has a strong hardness and good acid and alkali resistance, is an island-like structure of aluminum (calcium) silicate.
Garnet chemical composition | |||||
SiO2 | Al2O3 | Fe2O3 | CaO | MgO | Fe |
36.8% | 18.64% | 26.64% | 9.35% | 5.73% | 1.50% |
Garnet physical properties | |||||
1 | uniformity coefficient | 1.33 | |||
2 | Moh’s hardness | 7.5 | |||
3 | Bulk density | 1.8-1.9g/cm3 | |||
4 | Specific gravity | 4.0-4.1g/cm3 | |||
5 | Melting point | 1260℃ | |||
6 | Shape of natural garnet | Sharp angular |