Silicon carbide is a highly durable tumbling media for hardened metal parts. Parts can be self-tumbled with
silicon carbide tumbling grit when aggressive deburring, scale removal and edge rounding is required. Silicon
carbide deburring grit will resist fracturing, allowing for extended tumbling cycles or multi-batch uses with excellent results.
High-quality silicon carbide edge rounding media is manufactured to create an angular, blocky shape. Silicon
carbide tumbling abrasives have sharp edges ideal for use in tumbling barrels for 'sanding' edges and softening burrs. Silicon carbide has a very fast cutting speed and can be recycled and reused many more times than sand.
Silicon carbide edge rounding grit is brittle and sharp and can be used on wheels for grinding metal and nonmetallic materials of low tensile strength such as gray cast iron, brass, aluminum, stone materials, leather and rubber.
Abrasive Standard Mesh Sizes
| Abrasive Grit |
| Standard Mesh Sizes* |
| 16 |
| 20 |
| 24 |
| 30 |
| 36 |
| 46 |
| 54 |
| 60 |
| 80 |
| 100 |
| 120 |
| 150 |
| 180 |
| 220 |
| 240 |
| 280 |
Grinding and Polishing Powders Standard Mesh Sizes
Grinding & Polishing
Powders |
| Standard Mesh Sizes* |
| 320 |
| 360 |
| 400 |
| 500 |
| 600 |
| 800 |
| 1000 |
| 1200 |
*The smaller the mesh number, the coarser the grit.
Silicon carbide tumbling media is packaged in 50 lb, 25 lb, 10 lb and 5 lb packages or 330 lb drums.
