Ceramic Tumbling Media

Ceramic Tumbling Media is ideal as a general-purpose media and can be used with almost any type of material and part shape. It is best for harder metals and plastics and for more aggressive requirements. Ceramic Tumbling Media is available from polishing to ultra-aggressive bonds.

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Ceramic Tumbling Media

Ceramic tumbling media is recommended for general-purpose polishing, light and heavy deburring, fast and extra fast deburring, and ultra-aggressive metal removal. Ceramic media is best for harder metals such as steel and stainless steel but is also used on softer metals such as aluminum. Ceramic media is best suited for very heavy parts.

Durable, inexpensive, and highly versatile, ceramic finishing media is the most common media used in mass finishing. It is manufactured in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Ceramic finishing media is made of silica and other minerals and abrasives that are combined, formed, and fired at a high temperature, producing a very hard, cement-like product. Most ceramic-preformed shapes, such as triangles, stars, and ellipses, are extruded and cut to the desired length.

The density of ceramic preformed shapes is usually determined by the amount of abrasive incorporated into the mix prior to firing – the more abrasive, the higher the density. This is important because the higher the density, the more “aggressive” the ceramic media will be (faster cutting, rougher surface) and the quicker it will wear. Therefore, dense media is only practical where the objectives cannot be achieved using other methods or where the reduction in cycle time brings a greater value than the extra cost in media consumption.

Benefits

Highly Durable
Long Lasting
Heavier Than Most Tumbling Media
Fast Cutting Action
Wide Variety of Shapes and Sizes
Polishing to Ultra-Aggressive Bonds
Shorter Cycle Times
High-Value Media

Tumbling Applications

Deburring Steel and Titanium
Edge Rounding on Plastics and Other Materials
Eliminating Machining Lines
Removing Slag and Dross on Laser Cut Parts
Forming a Radius
Heavy and/or Large Parts Tumbling
Polishing

Ceramic Tumbling Media Specifications

Angle Cut Cylinders

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds /22° Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
¹/8“	¹¹/32“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/32“	⁵/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/16“	³/8“	S	NS	S	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
¹/4“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/16“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/8“	⁵/8“	S	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/8“	⁷/8“	NS	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁷/16“	⁷/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
¹/2“	⁷/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/8“	1¹/8“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/8“	1¹/2“	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁷/8“	1¹/2“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁷/8“	1³/4“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds / 45° Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
³/8“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/8“	1¹/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds / 60° Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
¹/4“	⁹/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

S = Standard stock item (50 lb minimum order)
NS = Non-Standard stock item (Due to production scheduling, this item may be in stock – Please Contact Us For Availability – If not in stock, a minimum order of 1,000 lbs is required for manufacture)

Angle Cut Ellipses

Dimensions			Formulations / Bonds / 22° Bond Descriptions

A	B	C	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	C	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
³/8“	⁵/8“	⁷/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Angle Cut Triangles

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds / 22° Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
¹/4“	³/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
¹/4“	¹/4“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/8“	³/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/8“	¹/4“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/8“	³/8“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	S	NS	NS
⁵/8“	³/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/8“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	S	NS	NS
⁷/8“	⁵/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁷/8“	³/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁷/8“	⁷/8“	NS	NS	S	S	S	S	S	NS
1¹/8“	³/8“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
1¹/8“	⁷/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
1¹/8“	1¹/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	S	NS	NS
1³/8“	¹/2“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
1⁷/8“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds / 45° Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
³/8“	⁹/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Angle Cut Tristars

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds / 22° Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
⁵/8“	¹/4“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/8“	³/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁷/8“	⁵/16“	NS	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁷/8“	³/8“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
1¹/8“	³/8“	NS	NS	S	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
1¹/8“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
1⁷/8“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Cones

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
¹/2“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/4“	⁷/8“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
1″	1¹/4“	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
1³/16“	1³/16“	NS	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Cylindrical Wedges

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
⁷/16“	⁷/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
⁵/8“	⁵/8“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
³/4“	³/4“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
1″	1″	NS	NS	S	S	NS	NS	S	NS
1¹/2“	1¹/2“	NS	NS	NS	S	NS	NS	NS	NS
2″	2″	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Straight Cut Triangles

Dimensions		Formulations / Bonds Bond Descriptions

A	B	KP	KLC	KM	KSF	KXF	KUFX	KDF	KSC
A	B	Polishing (White)	Light Cutting (Tan)	General Purpose (Gray)	Fast Cutting (Gray)	Extra Fast Cutting (Tan)	Ultra Aggressive (Blue-Gray)	Dense Super Fast Cutting (Brown)	Silicon Carbide (Gray)
¹/4“	¹/16“	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
SDS

Ceramic Tumbling Media

November 6, 2015

Ceramic Tumbling Media

Ceramic Tumbling Media

Ceramic Tumbling Media

Benefits

Tumbling Applications

Ceramic Tumbling Media Specifications

Angle Cut Cylinders

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds /22°

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds / 45°

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds / 60°

Angle Cut Ellipses

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds / 22°

Angle Cut Triangles

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds / 22°

Dimensions

Angle Cut Tristars

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds / 22°

Cones

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds

Cylindrical Wedges

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds

Straight Cut Triangles

Dimensions

Formulations / Bonds

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