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According to JPCL author David Dorrow, what makes an abrasive “green?”

Monday, April 29, 2013


True or False: Sponge blasting employs particles of sponge as abrasive.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013


Determining the particle size distribution of blast abrasive is achieved by what method?

Tuesday, March 12, 2013


Which one of the following blasting abrasives is derived from mineral deposits?

Wednesday, November 21, 2012


A conductivity meter is normally used to check for what contaminants on abrasive for blasting?

Thursday, October 4, 2012


Which one of the following agricultural materials is typically not used to create abrasives for blasting?

Monday, September 10, 2012


What kind of abrasive was used to remove the failing baked-on gold enamel from 30,000 square feet of clay tiles on the New York Life building in preparation for applying gold leaf?

Tuesday, August 28, 2012


Which of the following is an abrasive media used in a blasting system on delicate substrates?

Tuesday, August 21, 2012


When abrasive is recycled without sufficient new abrasive being added to the operating mix, what happens to the surface profile of steel being cleaned?

Thursday, July 19, 2012


True or False: Generally speaking, a high-density abrasive will not clean as fast as a less-dense abrasive.

Thursday, April 26, 2012


What is a typical particle speed for abrasive in an air abrasive blast system that utilizes a venturi nozzle?

Wednesday, March 21, 2012


True or false: In air abrasive blasting operations, the same particle size mix of silica sand and coal slag yield different profile ranges on steel.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012


True or false: If you are removing a soft, pliable coating from a steel surface, a rounded abrasive will be more productive than an angular one.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012


What are abrasive fines?

Tuesday, January 3, 2012


True or false: Use of crystalline silica sand has now been banned from use as a blasting abrasive in the United States.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011


A stationary centrifugal wheel blast machine typically uses what type of abrasive?

Thursday, October 6, 2011


True or false: Chopped-up quills from goose feathers are used as abrasive to remove coatings from sensitive substrates.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011


A conductivity meter can be used to check for what contaminant on abrasive?

Wednesday, June 15, 2011


What is the main reason for a sieve analysis of abrasive?

Tuesday, April 26, 2011


Which of the following abrasive types is normally the hardest?

Friday, April 15, 2011


What is abrasive friability?

Thursday, March 31, 2011


In addition to steel abrasives, which of the following can be considered for reclamation and reuse?

Friday, December 3, 2010


Which of the following materials is not used to create abrasive media for a blast cleaning system?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010


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