Zinc Cut Wire: Superior Corrosion Protection

Versatile abrasive for delicate surface treatments

Zinc Cut Wire is an exceptional abrasive medium tailored for paint removal, deflashing, and deburring applications. It is especially suitable for treating delicate substrates like aluminum and magnesium castings without causing damage.

Zinc Cut Wire

Features and Benefits:

Features and Benefits:

Maximize efficiency in gentle surface preparation

Zinc Cut Wire offers a range of features and benefits designed to enhance your surface preparation processes. From superior corrosion resistance to consistent performance, discover how Zinc Cut Wire can improve your operations.

Gentle yet effective

Benefit:
Safely removes coatings and defects without damaging the substrate.

 

Description:
Zinc Cut Wire is soft, providing efficient paint removal and deflashing while preserving the integrity of delicate parts.

Low Dust generation

Low Dust Generation

Benefit:
Suitable for various surface preparation tasks.

Description:
Ideal for deburring, deflashing, and paint stripping on a range of materials including aluminum castings, aluminum forgings, and magnesium castings.

Quality

Benefit:
Made from high-purity zinc, ensuring consistent performance.

Description:
Utilizing 99.995% pure zinc, Zinc Cut Wire offers reliable and uniform results, leaving a fine zinc film for added corrosion protection.

Performances

Performances

The Ultimate Choice for Corrosion Protection

Zinc Cut Wire delivers outstanding performance in various applications. Its effective cleaning capabilities, consistent abrasive action, and electrochemical protection ensure superior results, making it the preferred choice for gentle industrial surface preparation.

1. Effective Paint Removal:

  • Performance: Efficiently strips paint and powder coatings without damaging the underlying material.
  • Impact: Leaves a fine zinc layer, facilitating easier future paint removal and providing corrosion protection.

2. High-Quality Deflashing:

  • Performance: Removes flash up to 0.020 inches from parts.
  • Impact: Achieves a bright, clean finish on aluminum and titanium parts, ensuring high-quality results without imparting ferrous material.

3. Precise Deburring:

  • Performance: Smoothly deburrs die castings, ensuring surface uniformity.
  • Impact: Enhances the finish and functionality of cast parts, critical in high-precision applications.

4. Reduced Operating Costs Compared to Non-Metallic Media:

  • Performance: Durable and efficient, reducing media consumption and equipment wear.
  • Impact: Offers cost advantages over non-metallic media like glass beads, with longer-lasting performance and less frequent replacements.
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Markets and applications

Markets and applications

Optimized for delicate materials

Zinc Cut Wire offers versatile and high-performance solutions tailored for various markets and applications. Its unique properties make it ideal for delicate surface treatments such as paint removal, deflashing, and deburring, ensuring precise and effective results. Whether working with aluminum castings, magnesium components, or die castings, Zinc Cut Wire provides superior performance without damaging the substrate. Explore the benefits it brings to your specific industry needs, enhancing the quality and efficiency of your operations.

Automotive

Aluminum Castings and Forgings

Aerospace

Magnesium components

Die Castings

Deburring and deflashing operations.

Specifications

Specifications

Detailed specifications for precision and quality

Below you will find the range available as standard of our Regular Stainless steel Cut Wire . Other dimensions, hardness, and specifications available on request.

Typical specifications:

Parameter Specification
Material Composition 99.995% High-purity Zinc (ISO 14919)

(Other composition avail. (i.e.: 98% Zn / 2% Al)

Hardness 20-30 HRB (approx 30–45 HV0.1)
Density 7.14 g/cm³
Bulk Density 4.8-5.2 g/cm³
Sizes Available 0.6 mm to 1.8 mm

0,6 mm          1,1mm
0,7 mm          1,2 mm
0,8 mm          1,4 mm
0,9 mm          1,6 mm
1,0 mm          1,8 mm
Other sizes on request

Shape Cylindrical with sharp edges

Rounded (G2)

Packaging Options 50 lb bags, 30-gallon corrugated drums, 55-gallon steel drums
Standards Met DIN EN 573-3

Enhance Your Surface Preparation with Zinc Cut Wire

Enhance Your Surface Preparation with Zinc Cut Wire

Conclusion

Zinc Cut Wire offers superior performance in paint removal, deflashing, and deburring for delicate materials. Its gentle yet effective properties, combined with high purity and consistent results, make it an ideal choice for a wide range of industrial applications. Contact us today to learn how Zinc Cut Wire can meet your specific needs for precision surface preparation.

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Technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Zinc Cut Wire

Zinc Cut Wire typically has a hardness range of 20-30 HRB. This relatively low hardness allows it to effectively deburr without damaging the substrate. It smoothly removes burrs and flashes from soft materials like aluminum and magnesium castings, ensuring a clean finish and preserving the integrity of delicate parts.

Zinc Cut Wire offers gentler abrasive action compared to aluminum oxide abrasives. While aluminum oxide is highly aggressive and can damage soft substrates, Zinc Cut Wire effectively removes paint and coatings without causing harm. This makes it ideal for stripping paint from delicate materials like aluminum and magnesium, maintaining surface integrity.

Zinc Cut Wire is particularly suited for deflashing aluminum die castings due to its softness and non-sparking properties. Unlike harder metallic abrasives, it removes flash without embedding into the substrate or causing microcracks. Additionally, it leaves a protective zinc film, which enhances corrosion resistance, an advantage not provided by other metallic abrasives.

Zinc Cut Wire complies with standards such as DIN EN 573-3, which specifies the chemical composition and mechanical properties of wrought aluminum and aluminum alloys. Adherence to these standards ensures consistent quality and performance, providing reliability in industrial applications where precision and material integrity are crucial.

Zinc Cut Wire acts as a sacrificial anode when used on steel substrates. Its electrochemical behavior allows it to corrode preferentially, protecting the steel from corrosion. This sacrificial action is particularly beneficial in harsh environments, providing an additional layer of protection and extending the lifespan of steel components.