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Pot loading chart

How many kilograms of garnet, steel grit, copper slag, aluminium oxide or glass bead fit a 150 L, 300 L and 500 L blast pot.

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Steel grit is almost twice as dense as copper slag. A 500 L pot of grit can add about a tonne versus slag. Yard supervisors must treat that as a lift and a floor load, not only a volume.

Approximate fill mass

Media150 L300 L500 L
Garnet360 kg720 kg1200 kg
Steel grit G40600 kg1200 kg2000 kg
Copper slag270 kg540 kg900 kg
Aluminium oxide300 kg600 kg1000 kg
Glass bead240 kg480 kg800 kg

BLAST APEX 150 / 300 / 500 / 600 / 900 / 1000 / 2000 L pots use the same family of valves. Pick capacity for refill labour, not only for CFM.

Engineer FAQs

How much copper slag in a 500 L pot?

About 900 kg as a planning fill. Steel grit G40 in the same vessel is about 2000 kg. Check lifting lugs before you move a full pot.

How long between refills?

Fill kg divided by consumption kg/h. Example: 500 L garnet with 8 mm at 100 PSI is roughly 1200 kg / 420 kg/h, about 2.8 h if the valve is set lean.