Glass Beads Standard & Sizes

         Zhongsen Editor          2026-10-09

Glass Beads:
1) The Standrad of the glass bead for road marking: JT/T, KS, AASTHO M247, BS6088 A/B, EN1423/1424 ,etc.
2) Glass bead for Sandblasting: 0-9#(20-300mesh)

Physical & Chemical Specifications

Roundness: >80%
Refractive Index: >1.5
Proportion: approx. 2.5
Appearance: colorless, transparent ball, no visible bubbles and impurity.
Chemical Content: SiO2(70%-74%), Na20(12%-15%), CaO(8%-10%), MgO(1.0%-3.8%), A1203(0.2%-1.8%); K20(0%-0.5%)

Glass Beads for Sandblasting/Shot Peening

Type

Mesh

Diameter(um)

30#

20-40

850-425

60#

40-60

425-250

80#

60-100

250-150

100#

80-140

180-100

120#

100-140

150-100

150#

100-200

150-70

180#

140-200

100-70

220#

140-270

100-50

280#

200-325

70-45

320#

<325

<44

STANDARD : BS6088 

TYPE

DIAMETER(um)

PERCENT(%)

 

BS6088 A

 

 

〉1180

0-3

1180-850

5-20

850-425

65-95

<425

0-10

 

 

BS6088 B

 

 

>850

0-5

800-600

5-20

600-300

30-75

300-180

10-30

<180

0-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 AASSHTOM247

TYPE

DIAMETER(um)

PERCENT(%)

AASHTO M247  I

 

>850

0

850-600

5-25

600-300

60

300-150

15-20

<150

0-5

AASHTO M247  II

>600

0

600-425

0-10

425-300

25-40

300-180

50-70

<180

0-5