{"id":1391,"date":"2013-04-18T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T15:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/?page_id=1391"},"modified":"2013-09-16T18:45:21","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T18:45:21","slug":"aluminum-oxide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/smelko.com\/?page_id=1391","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum Oxide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"sc-column one-half\">\n<p>Aluminum oxide is the second-hardest mineral after diamond. Brown aluminum oxide is produced by fusing bauxite and anthracite in an electric arc furnace at high temperature. The resulting oxide is over 95%\u00a0Al<sub style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1; font-size: 10px; height: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: 0.5ex;\">2<\/sub>O<sub style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1; font-size: 10px; height: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: 0.5ex;\">3.\u00a0<\/sub>Its high density and angular sharpness make it one of the fastest, most versatile and economical cutting abrasives available, useable in both dry and wet blasting applications from cleaning and deburring to etching and finishing.<\/p>\n<p>We offer a wide range of grades to meet particular needs of your job, from a coarse profile to a micro finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages of Aluminum Oxide<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wide range of grades available for different jobs and profiles<\/li>\n<li>non-reactant &#8211; will not interfere with your coatings<\/li>\n<li>the high percentage of TiO<sub style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1; font-size: 10px; height: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: 0.5ex;\">2 \u00a0<\/sub>(2.8%) shows the toughness of the product, which results in longer cutting life, more circulations before breaking down and increased<\/li>\n<li>cost &#8211; effectiveness<\/li>\n<li>no detectable &#8216;crystalline silica&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"sc-column sc-column-last one-half-last\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/oxide_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3644\" alt=\"oxide_\" src=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/oxide_.jpg\" width=\"396\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/oxide_.jpg 2616w, http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/oxide_-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/oxide_-1024x795.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/oxide_-386x300.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearing\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-column one-third\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/aluminum_oxide-size-chart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3425\" alt=\"aluminum_oxide size chart\" src=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/aluminum_oxide-size-chart.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/aluminum_oxide-size-chart.jpg 287w, http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/aluminum_oxide-size-chart-135x300.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"sc-column sc-column-last two-third-last\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tech_spec_aluminumoxide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3427\" alt=\"tech_spec_aluminumoxide\" src=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tech_spec_aluminumoxide.jpg\" width=\"537\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tech_spec_aluminumoxide.jpg 671w, http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tech_spec_aluminumoxide-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smelko.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tech_spec_aluminumoxide-500x166.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625;\">Colour<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Brown<br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625;\">Bulk Density<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 115 &#8211; 125 lbs\/ft\u00b3<br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625;\">Specific Gravity<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03.9<br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625;\">Grain Shape<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Angular\/Sharp<br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625;\">Solubility<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Insoluble<br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625;\">Hardness<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a09 Mohs<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em;\"><strong style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625;\">Packaging<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 15px\/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; 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