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What are The Different Types of Abrasives for Cleaning Purposes?

  In the industry, abrasive shots are widely used to clean, smoothened, deform, stripping, peening and shaping the metal surfaces. There are different types of abrasive elements. These are classified as; shots, grits, and glass beads. Amongst these, cut wire shot is widely used to clean the metal surface for subsequent processing. The three main categories of abrasives and their uses are as follows. 1). Shots: In this category, you will find various kinds, including stainless steel shots , SS shots, steel cut wire shots, zinc cut wire shots, and others are used in the shot blasting process. Amongst these, steel shots are mainly used for cleaning of metal surfaces from dirt, rust, paint coatings, and mill scale. These shots are also used to modify the metal surface so that paint coating can easily stick to it. Cut wire shots are used in blast cleaning, vibratory finishing, as well as shot peening. Cut wire shots can be made with zinc, copper, aluminium and other metal