Profilium™ High Efficiency Steel Grit

W Abrasives™ reliable, quality, high carbon steel media that exceeds the topmost manufacturing standards 

PROFILIUM™ is a very hard “Premium” steel grit, specially developed for speed and consistency on air blasting surface preparation operations. The ready-to-use operational mixture granulometry of the new product simplifies the addition process to obtain a constant and powerful surface profile. In terms of efficiency, PROFILIUM® has no rival on the market. It’s also a high performance alternative to chilled iron. 

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Users benefits

Users benefits

Airblast optimized

Premium product

Ready-to-use operating mix

Performances

Performances

Surface profile consistency

  • 20% more productivity vs traditional steel grit
  • Improved and faster surface cleanliness vs expandable abrasives 
  • Consistent and homogeneous surface profile 
  • Better adhesion of coatings from optimum roughness
  • Low conductivity for minimal surface contamination (All W Abrasives steel grit media reveals an average conductivity level of less than 50 μS/cm, lowest level per ASTM D4940).

Reduced operating costs

  • Reduced blasting costs thanks to high performance characteristics 
  • Effective out of the box
  • Recyclable 25x more than AlOx or Garnet: reduces waste disposal costs 
  • Optimum roughness consistency to reduce paint consumption 

Better Working conditions

  • Negligeable dust level and high visibility vs non-metallic abrasives 
  • Recyclable, recoverable and reusable for minimal environmental impact
Windmills

Markets and applications

Markets and applications

Surface preparation

Railways & Shipyards

Wind turbines

Contractors/Bridges and tanks

Specifications

Specifications

Product name   PR 16   PR 23  PR 30 PR 45  PR 58  PR 85 
Nominal size (Sieve #)   1,18 mm (#16)  1,00 mm (#18)  0,71 mm (#25) 0,60 mm (#30)  0,42 mm (#40)  0,125 mm (#120) 
Comparable Chilled Iron (for information only)    G39 – G47    G17 – G24  G12  G07 
Hardness   > 64 HRC (>800 HV) 
Density   Absolute ≥ 7.3 g/cm3 

Apparent ≥ 4 g/cm3 

Chemical composition   C ≥ 0.80%, Si ≥ 0.40%, 0.60% ≤ Mn ≤ 1.20%, S ≤ 0.05%, P ≤ 0.05% 
Conductivity    < 30 μS/cm 
General shape   Angular 
Microstructure  Fine and homogenous martensite 
Specifications  Meets SAE J1993 High Carbon Cast Steel Grit, SAE J445, SSPC AB3… (except size distributions) *Certificates available upon request. 
Packaging  BOXED BAGS 

1000 kg (2,205 lb) 

40 bags of 25 kg (55 lb) per pallet 

 

BIG BAG 

1000 kg (2,205 lb) 

 

DRUM 

1000 kg, 771 kg 

*Document for informational purposes only. Not contractual. Contact your local representative for latest version of the technical data sheets 

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Resources & downloads

Resources & downloads

Profilium brochure

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