Abrasive and Polishing Media

The abrasive media is a ceramic product, either the ceramic abrasive media or fully polymerized polyester resins with abrasives, the plastic media.  Since the most varying workpieces are processed in slide grinding processes, the shapes and sizes of the abrasive media are extremely diverse. Depending on the composition, the abrasive power of media can be weak or strong.

Plastic media are generally used for softer materials such as aluminium; in contrast to ceramic media that are applied in processing harder materials like, e.g., steel.

Polishing media are mainly composed of porcelain or stainless steel. They are less or not at all abrasive. The surface is smoothed in such a manner that a polished surface is obtained.

Polishing media made from stainless steel are either ball- or satellite-shaped. Polishing media made of porcelain have smaller dimensions and are cylindrical in shape.

For further information on dimensions, shapes and effects, please refer to our current Process Media Catalogue.