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National Bureau of Standards - Mesh Sizes

Coarse Grit      10-40      Aggressive Blasting - Heavy Rust
                                     
Tanks, ships, water towers, bridges, concrete cleaning, structural
                                      steel water jet cutting, swimming pool shot blast, concrete mix
                                      additive, brick clay flux, highway road products, glasphalt, aggregate
                                      for embankments and pipe backfill as well as landscape aggregate

Medium Grit     40-70     Finer Aggressive Blasting
                                      Automotive, antique and wood refinishing (log homes), water jet
                                      cutting, glass (sand) paper, non slip paint additive, brick clay flux, 
                                      golf course greens, luminescent tape

Fine Grit         70-100     Smoother, Clean Finish
                                      
Car restoration, radiators, part cleaning, for sanding aluminum,
                                      stainless steel, fiberglass, removes enamel, vinyl, epoxy, glass
                                      (sand) paper, paint additive, rubbing compound additive, paver and
                                      slab joint filler, wood refinishing (log homes)

Extra Fine Grit 80-100     Fast, Aggressive Blasting
                                      
Deliverers a smooth clean finish - aluminum, stainless steel, fiber-
                                       glass, restoration work, bolt heads, rubbing compound additive

Super Fine Grit 60-200    Light Duty
                                       Fine minimal etching for welding, spot cleaning, restoration work-
                                       aluminum or fiberglass

Powder                          Ultra Fine Work
                                      Used for applications where soda or fine grit are needed: brick, tile
                                      concrete, graffiti removal, deburring and brightening with little
                                      detectable marking

Typical Composition
Si02-73%;  Na2O-14%;  CaO-10%:  MgO-<1%;  Al2O3-<1%;  Al2O3-<1%; SO3-<1%

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Fine Grit
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Medium Grit
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Coarse Grit