Walnut shell
For moulds and dies, and for carbon deposits on engines and reactors.
- Grain sizes
- 6 sizes, 0 to 2000 µm
- Packaging
- 25 kg per bag, 1000 kg per pallet
- Minimum order required
Blasting media
Walnut shell blasting media
Walnut shell is a soft, natural abrasive made from the shells of dried fruit such as nuts and almonds. Walnut shell is very suitable for cleaning moulds and dies (foundries, plastics and rubber industry, etc.) and for removing carbon deposits and other contaminants on all kinds of metal parts of engines and reactors.
- 6 sizes, 0 to 2000 µm
- 25 kg per bag, 1000 kg per pallet
- Hardness: 3.3 Mohs
What is walnut shell?
Walnut shell is a soft, natural blasting medium made from crushed nut shells. It cleans moulds, dies and engine parts and removes carbon deposits without attacking the base material.
Phibo supplies walnut shell from its own warehouse, in 6 grain sizes. Packaging: 25 kg per bag, 1000 kg per pallet.
Your grain size and packaging
Choose your grain size and add walnut shell to your quote list. Unsure about the grain? Tell us what you blast and what has to come off.
Full technical specifications
| Walnut shell | |
|---|---|
| Grain sizes | 0‑180 µm, 180‑400 µm, 400‑800 µm, 800‑1000 µm, 1000‑1700 µm, 1700‑2000 µm |
| Packaging | 25 kg per bag, 1000 kg per pallet |
| Minimum order | Minimum order required |
| Grain shape | angular |
| Hardness | 3.3 Mohs |
| Composition | vegetable, crushed nut shells |
| Bulk density | 0.6‑0.7 kg/l |
| Number of recycling cycles (indicative) | 40‑80 |
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Indicative values from the Phibo product sheets. The number of recycling cycles depends on the working pressure, the material and the grain distribution.
Frequently asked questions
What is walnut shell used for?
To clean moulds and dies in foundries and in the plastics and rubber industry, and to remove carbon deposits from engine parts and reactors.
Does walnut shell damage the metal?
No. Walnut shell is a soft, natural blasting medium of about 3.3 Mohs that removes the contamination without attacking the base material.
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Your installation keeps running
Maintenance, repair and spare parts, directly from Phibo, by our own technicians.
Maintenance
Preventive maintenance in our workshop or at your site. After every service your settings and consumption are reviewed.
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Spare parts
Blast pots, hoses, guns, rubber flaps and filter cartridges from stock. Non-standard parts we make ourselves.
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Revision and retrofitting
Modernise an existing installation or convert it to a new process. Revised second-hand installations too.
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Training
Hands-on training at commissioning, standard with SublimotionProcess® and on request with the other installations. When staff change, we repeat it to suit your team.
More about this serviceWe call you and go through your application
You tell us which part you blast and what has to come off, paint or rust, and we tell you which blasting medium fits. Fill in the form below. Already a customer and simply reordering? Send your order to sales@phibo.be, with the packaging and the quantity.
- Grain size per abrasive
- Quantity per abrasive (minimum order required)
- Application(s)