Glass Bead Blasting Services
Another of our reliable services at Hard Chrome Specialists to go with our hard chrome and electroless nickel plating services is our range of abrasive blasting services in Pennsylvania. We perform our glass bead peening services with the same level of attention and commitment to quality as our plating services, and you can expect the same superior results.
About Glass Bead Peening
If you have surface finish issues with your metal parts, you can increase their fatigue properties and their resistance to cracking due to stress corrosion by submitting them to a process where we peen the part using glass beads.
Glass beads are an ideal medium for peening for many reasons. For one, they are quite hard, even though they are relatively lightweight, which means the peening process tends to produce a surface finish that is appreciably smooth while still giving you a high magnitude layer of residual competitive stress.
Glass bead peening is an effective way of increasing the fatigue properties of metal parts and resistance to stress corrosion cracking. Glass beads are durable and lightweight, thus producing a high magnitude layer of residual compressive stress and leaving a smooth surface finish. This is beneficial in many metal fatigue applications where surface finish is a concern.
Another reason you may prefer glass bead preening is the flexibility of this medium. We will have no problem peening non-ferrous metals like stainless steel or aluminum with glass beads. We can also use smaller glass beads when working with more complex or fragile parts. Glass beads are also better for the environment, as they're recyclable and chemically inert. If you are trying to become a company that adopts more green initiatives, glass bead peening is a great choice.
Glass Bead Blasting
Glass bead blasting is a way to refer to glass bead peening as an ablative, air-nozzle shot peening process. In glass bead blasting, we use a high-pressure air novel to apply the glass beads to the surface. This process allows us to clean, remove fungus, add texture, get rid of calcium deposits, finish and prepare surfaces without damaging the surface. Glass bead blasting can give you a wonderful, uniform surface finish for your parts. If you are interested in an affordable way to enjoy a contamination-free surface with an aesthetically pleasing, smooth finish, glass bead blasting may well be for you.
Glass bead peening is also a reliable deburring process. We can use our glass bead blasting process to get rid of the feathered edges or burrs from your metal surfaces, so the corners and edges are appropriately smooth, without removing any of the base metal from the part surface.
Contact HCS for Quality Glass Bead Peening Services in and Around the York Area Today
We are happy to discuss our glass bead blasting services with you further and show you how our process can leave you with clean, beautiful-looking metal parts. To find out more, contact us now.