a substance, such as steel grit, steel shot metallic garnet

a substance that abrades or wears down

a harder material used to smooth a rough surface, rough a smooth surface, or change the shape or size of a softer material by rubbing or grinding

a substance or object that is used to polish, smooth or roughen another object by rubbing

a usually rough object that is used to smooth another through extensive rubbing

a usually very hard material that is used to smooth or to machine another through extensive rubbing

A hard material used to grind, cut or wear.

Hard granular material of varying particle size, used in grinding and/or polishing, or incorporated in non-slip surface coatings.

Grinding powder, grit, the stuff used to remove glass during the rough and fine grinding stage. See grit.

A coarse material, such as wet or dry sandpaper that is used to rub against the surface to be altered in order to 1.)make it smooth 2.) make it rough 3.) remove the surface material.

A material such as sandpaper, emery paper, powdered pumice, or rotten-stone that is used to wear away a surface by friction.

Agent used for abrasive blast cleaning, i.e., sand, grit, steel shot, glass beads.

The cutting medium of an abrasive jet. Usually garnet or similar "sand like" substance.

A substance used to grind or polish other materials.

1. Small, hard, sharp cornered, fragments of natural or synthetic material that will scratch or wear another material. 2. A substance used to smooth or polish a surface by grinding or scrapping.

a material which smoothes and removes marks from wood, plastics and metal; see glass paper and sand paper

A hard and wear-resistant material that is used to wear, grind or cut away other material.

Any material used to wear away, smooth or polish a surface; for example, sandpaper that is used to smooth wood.

Material used for grinding, sanding, polishing or the wearing away of another material. Aluminum oxide, garnet and silicon-based compounds are commonly used as abrasives for sanding and smoothing wood.

A very hard, brittle, heat-resistant substance that is used to grind the edges or rough surfaces of an object. boron carbide, diamond, and corundum are abrasives.

A substance capable of grinding away another material.

rubs off dead skin cells, evens skin texture

A hard substance used for the removal of material

A material such as silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, silica, cerium oxide, emery or rouge that is used to figure, shape, or finish optical elements. Abrasives differ from polishing materials mainly in particle size. Learn more about Abrasive...

A product that works by abrasion. Products such as cleaners, polishes and pads may contain an abrasive.

A substance used to scour, scrub, smooth or polish. Abrasive particles can be found in products such as cleansers, pumice stones, scouring pads and hand cleaners.

Technically any material can be used to abrade another materials. For industrial application, however, abrasives are minerals from a select group of very hard minerals used to shape, finish, or polish other materials.In processes that grind, finish, polish, lap, or hone, abrasives are typically limited to synthetic minerals with the exception to diamond and garnet. Common abrasive minerals appear in a various crystalline forms of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, zirconium oxide, diamond and cubic boron nitride. As used in polishing or blast cleaning, an abrasive can be any substance used to remove material including ice, solid carbon dioxide, walnut shells, plastic, sand or aluminum oxide. Abrasives such as aluminum oxide, silicon carbide and zirconia are typically called conventionl abrasives due to their long history of use. The leading US manufacturer of conventional abrasives and related products is Washington Mills , Niagara Falls,NY.

Any material used for wearing away a surface by rubbing or friction. Sandpaper, steel wool, emery paper, silica and powdered pumice are some common examples.

Any substance used for abrading, such as grinding, polishing, blasting etc. Abrasive materials come in all shapes and forms, powders, bonded to wheels, boards, papers; they can be sand, files, emery, and so on.

Used for wearing away a surface by rubbing. Examples are powdered pumice, rotten-stone, sandpaper, steel wool.

A substance used for wearing, grinding, cleaning, or polishing by rubbing or grinding.

Substance used to wear away a surface by friction. IE- Sandpaper, claybar, grinding disk, rubbing compounds, etc.

A substance used that is harsh and rough in manner.

A hard material, such as aluminum oxide or silicon carbide, that is powdered and carefully graded according to particle size, and used to shape or polish surfaces.

An abrasive is a material that is used to smooth, machine, or, in some cases, roughen another softer material through extensive rubbing. Abrasives are used to remove surface materials such as metal, ceramics, glass, plastics, and paint. Abrasives include discs, belts, blast machines and sandblasters, as well as sheets, rolls, and handpads.