Hybrid Abrasives
SPEED BOOST

+25% Faster Descaling

Dual kinetic crushing and micro-peeling.

ANCHOR PATTERN

Uniform Rz / Ra Profile

Ideal for primer, rubber & paint bonding.

High-Efficiency Hybrid Abrasive Formulations

Shiv Impex Hybrid Abrasives are scientifically engineered blends of round shot media and high-hardness angular grits designed to bridge the gap between pure impact cleaning and aggressive cutting.

While round shots alone provide high kinetic impact, they may take longer to strip thick mill scale. Angular grits cut fast but cause higher blade wear. Our Hybrid Abrasives deliver the best of both worlds: rapid oxide removal, clean anchor depth for coatings, and lower energy consumption per ton processed.

Engineered Advantages:

  • Optimized Cycle Times: Cuts wheel blast conveyor pass times by up to 25%.
  • Tailored Surface Roughness: Creates an ideal 50-85 μm anchor profile required for heavy 3-layer PE pipe coating and epoxy painting.
  • Balanced Machine Wear: Reduces blast wheel blade wear compared to 100% angular grit blasting.
  • Custom Blends Available: Formulated specifically for structural beams, plates, or heavy foundry castings.
Technical Blast Audit
Blend Type Ratio (Shots : Grits) Operating Hardness Primary Industrial Use Case
Hybrid Fast-Clean 70/30 70% Low Carbon Shots : 30% Hard Grits 45 - 54 HRC High-speed structural steel plate and beam descaling (Sa 2.5)
Hybrid Foundry-Duty 50/50 50% Steel Shots : 50% GL/GH Grits 50 - 58 HRC Burned sand removal from ductile iron and grey iron castings
Hybrid Pipe-Coat 40/60 40% Spherical Media : 60% Angular Grits 55 - 62 HRC 3LPE & FBE pipe surface prep with tight peak-to-valley ratio