Take a look at our guidelines on large media selection, or better yet fill in our form and receive a personalized consultation to give you the best performance in your application. We also have 4 different types of large non-ferrous media as well as small (less than 4 mm) ferrous and non-ferrous media.
Hot Forged Steel (carbon steel)
g/cc
Wear
Rating
Shapes
Pro
Con
7.8
2
Spheres
Least expensive.
Spherical shape.
Thru hardened.
Won't fracture.
Not as wear resistant
as alloys.
Requires polishing.
Cold Headed Steel
g/cc
Wear
Rating
Shapes
Pro
Con
7.8
3
Spheres
Better grain structure
than hot forged.
Thru hardened.
Less expensive than alloys.
Won't fracture.
Usually has flats on ends (not
spherical).
Not as wear resistant as alloys.
Requires polishing.
Chrome Steel
g/cc
Wear Rating
Shapes
Pro
Con
7.8
4
Spheres,
Diagonals
Best wearing of carbon steels.
Thru hardened.
Spherical shape.
Won't fracture.
Smooth polished surface.
Corrosion resistant.
Higher price.
Not as wear resistant as cast media.
Ni-Hard & High Chrome (cast white iron)
g/cc
Wear
Rating
Shapes
Pro
Con
7.8
5
Spheres
Longer wearing
than steels.
Corrosion resistant.
Reasonable price.
Not uniform spheres.
Requires polishing.
May fracture.
Equipment should be dedicated.
Limited sizes.
