TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

High-performance ceramic media

Features and benefits Applications

•• High-quality ceramic media engineered for •• Abrasives
superior strength and durability
•• Catalyst supports
•• Exceptional roundness and sphericity •• Concrete and cement
•• Chemically inert, non-hazardous and •• Heat transfer
produces no respirable silica dust
•• Mine and tunnel roof support
•• Cost-effective alternative to sand and •• Turf infill
competing ceramic media
•• Water filtration and absorption
•• Products meet AWWA B100 specifications •• Wear resistance

Engineered to outperform sand in a wide variety of industrial applications

The CARBOBEAD™ family of high-performance ceramic media technologies is engineered to provide a unique combination of
consistent thermal, physical and chemical properties. These characteristics provide economic and performance advantages in a
wide variety of applications compared to sand and other competing synthetic media types.

Physical properties
Typical sieve analysis
(weight % retained)
CARBOBEAD EP CARBOBEAD LT *
Density 270 270 280 300
Product Mesh 20/40 30/50 40/80 5/8 8/14 12/18 16/20 20/40 30/50 40/70 5/8 8/14 5/8 8/14
size Millimeters 0.425- 0.300- 0.180- 2.36- 1.40- 1.00- 0.850- 0.425- 0.300- 0.212- 3.00 2.00 3.00 2.00
0.850 0.600 0.425 4.00 2.36 1.70 1.180 0.850 0.600 0.425
Sieve size
Microns
(mesh)
-4+6 -4750+3350 21 10 19
-6+8 -3350+2360 79 1 90 8 81
-8+12 -2360+1700 89 4 92 97
-12+16 -1700+1180 10 91 5 3
-16+20 -1180+850 5 5 93 7
-20+30 -850+600 60 3 2 90 4
-30+40 -600+425 35 79 1 3 90 5
-40+50 -425+300 17 68 6 72
-50+70 -300+212 1 30 22
-70+100 -212+150 1 1
-100+140 -150+106
-140+200 -106+75
Median particle diameter
635 473 319 3100 1897 1374 1001 730 522 332 3.15 2.23 3.04 1.95
(D50, µm)
Effective size (D10, µm) 543 419 258 2495 1742 1211 916 648 440 285 2851 2037 2440 1758
Uniformity coefficient
1.25 1.19 1.29 1.20 1.13 1.14 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.23 1.11 1.10 1.26 1.14
(D60/D10)

* CARBOBEAD LT is NSF/ANSI 61 certified

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Physical properties, continued

Typical sieve analysis
(weight % retained)

CARBOBEAD CP CARBOBEAD HSP CARBOBEAD MAX

Density 325 360 280 360

Product Mesh 12/18 16/30 20/40 30/60 30/70 40/70 40/100 40/140 50/140 70/140 16/30 20/40 30/60 18/20 20/25 30/35 20/25
size Millimeters 1.00- 0.600- 0.425- 0.250- 0.212- 0.212- 0.150- 0.106- 0.106- 0.106- 0.600- 0.425- 0.250- 0.850- 0.710- 0.500- 0.710-
1.70 1.180 0.850 0.600 0.600 0.425 0.425 0.425 0.300 0.212 1.180 0.850 0.600 1.000 0.850 0.600 0.850
Sieve size
Microns
(mesh)
-8+12 -2360+1700 2
-12+16 -1700+1180 82 3 3
-16+20 -1180+850 16 74 4 85 4 93
-20+30 -850+600 23 75 3 12 85 5 7 100 100
-30+40 -600+425 21 68 19 3 11 87 100
-40+50 -425+300 28 72 70 37 22 8
-50+70 -300+212 1 8 26 45 38 35 1
-70+100 -212+149 1 1 16 32 43 51
-100+140 -149+105 2 8 21 43
-140+200 -105+74 1 5
Median product diameter
1328 936 672 453 361 324 270 231 194 154 956 697 495 900 810 575 815
(D50, µm)
Effective size (D10, µm) 1109 767 543 367 260 262 205 156 130 119 838 622 433 860 757 548 746
Uniformity coefficient
1.23 1.24 1.28 1.33 1.50 1.32 1.43 1.65 1.56 1.44 1.17 1.18 1.21 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.07
(D60/D10)

Typical additional properties

CARBOBEAD CARBOBEAD CARBOBEAD CARBOBEAD CARBOBEAD
EP LT CP HSP MAX
Density 270 270 280 300 325 360 280 360
5/8 8/14 5/8 8/14
Roundness 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Sphericity 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Bulk density (lb/ft3) 96 97 106 109 113 124 117 131 104 134
(g/cm3) 1.56 1.57 1.70 1.74 1.81 1.98 1.88 2.1 1.67 2.14
Absolute density (g/cm3) 2.70 2.71 2.82 2.86 3.04 3.08 3.27 3.61 2.83 3.60
Absolute volume (gal/lb) 0.044 0.044 0.042 0.042 0.039 0.039 0.037 0.033 0.042 0.033
All data represents typical values.

Chemical composition: Aluminosilicate ceramic

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