Applications

Electro Abrasives Corp is the only North American producer of water classified black silicon carbide, green silicon carbide and boron carbide powders. Delivery is faster, quality is excellent (to FEPA and JIS specifications), custom sizing is available and prices are very competitive. Aluminum oxide, zirconia alumina, tin oxide, cerium oxide, and cryolite powders are also available.

ABRASIVES applications for our silicon carbide, boron carbide* and aluminum oxides include polishing, lapping, blasting, compounds, vitrified and resinoid wheels. Sizes are made to ANSI, FEPA/ISO and JIS standards. (* Boron carbide is used in hones not grinding wheels)

Lapping: Try Boron Carbide for fastest stock removal; also black or green silicon carbide.
Wiresaw Abrasive for silicon wafers and quartz crystals
Foam Abrasives
Grinding Wheels, Honing Stones and Polishing Bricks
Tumbling Media
Compounds
Blasting of ceramics, very hard materials

REFRACTORY applications include raw materials for use in:

Fired or Sintered Refractory Shapes
Fine Grained Cements, Castables and Ramming Mixes
Molten Metal Filters
High Density Ceramic Shapes
Blasting Nozzles
Armor Plates

Use Electrocarb wear resistant FILLERS for paints and coatings including:

FRP Paints
Thermal (High Temperature) Paints
Epoxy Paints
Concrete
Silicate Bonding (as in floor ingredients)
Blackboard Paint
Wear Resistant Coatings
Brake Pads
Anti-Corrosion for Graphite Electrodes

Other uses include:

Nuclear pellets, control rods, shielding (boron carbide)
Composites - Resin or Metal Matrix
SiC Epoxy Encapsulant for Integrated Circuits
Investment Casting Stucco
Firing Flux in Ceramic Kilns
Inks
Rocket Fuel Burn Stabilizer
Non-slip surfaces
Copy Toner additive - for faster heating, better adhesion
Many Other PROPRIETARY Uses

QUALITY

From the coarsest grits to the finest powders, our rigid adherence to ANSI, FEPA, ISO and JIS standards is assured. Our high density abrasives provide you with greater performance and longer life. Monitored and tracked by our SPC computer, every lot number is recorded and available to your personnel with each shipment. Call our quality manager to discuss issues with him. Certification to your specifications is included in price (nuclear specs may be extra).

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