Shot Blast | Media

There are various types of Blasting Media available to you through Whirl Industries.

Please take advantage of our Process lab to see what we can do with the finish of your parts.

	Green Silicon Carbide-Specialty grain Used almost exclusively in the manufacturing of grinding wheels, mounted points and honing stones
	Glass Bead-All-purpose media Hones, polishes, peens, blends, finishes, removes light burrs, or cleans light foreign matter Can be used to detect weld and solder flaws Available in a wide range of sizes
	Ceramic Shot-Dustless Cleans, satin finishes, deburrs, and tumbles Exceptional working life Can be used for stainless steel and nonferrous metal surfaces
	Crushed Glass Sharp, more aggressive media Used when glass chemical properties are desired
	Corn cob Soft-grit blasting material Removes light foreign matter such as carbon, oil and dirt without affecting surfaces
	Brown Aluminum Oxide Extremely fast cutting Can produce an ‘anchor’ pattern to prep for re-coating Removes heavy foreign matter, deburrs, frosts glass and letters stone Can be reused many times Available in a wide range of sizes Available in a wheel grade grain
	Black Silicon Carbide Hard, sharp abrasive Used in grinding wheels, honing stones, coated and loose abrasive applications
	White Aluminum Oxide Used primarily in the production of grinding wheels and honing stones Used when iron contamination is a concern or as a refractory material in the investment casting process Blasting applications include dental labs and aerospace parts
	Walnut Shells Removes foreign matter or coating without etching, scratching or marring the cleaned areas Cleans delicate molds, armatures and electric motors prior to rewinding
	Steel Shot Causes a peening action and produces a dimpled surface Peens and cleans heavy forgings and removes heat-treating scale
	Steel Grit Cleans quickly Ideal to prep surface for a new coating Can be mixed with grit to achieve unique finishes
	Baking Soda Soft, Single pass media Cleans and de-paints machines, dies , molds and presses De-greases and strips almost any material without substrate damage
	Plastic High tensile, compressible and flexible strength, combined with comparatively low hardness Deflashes plastic parts and cleaning molds, dies, electronic connections and circuit boards Deburrs machined-iron castings and nonferrous screw machine parts
	Novaculite Used primarily for wet blast applications
	Jet Mag Used in replacement of Silica Sand