Metal Specialty Brushes
Description
Metal specialty brushes are designed to perform tasks such as cleaning, finishing, and removing surface contaminants from metal surfaces. These brushes are typically constructed with metal bristles or wires, which provide the necessary abrasion to effectively clean or finish metal parts without altering their dimensions.
Working Principle
Metal specialty brushes operate by using their metal bristles to scrub or polish the surface of a metal workpiece. The bristles are often made from materials like steel, which are durable and capable of removing rust, oxides, and other surface impurities. The brushes work by applying mechanical force to the surface, which helps in breaking down and removing unwanted materials. This makes them particularly useful for maintaining the integrity of the metal surface while ensuring it is clean and free from contaminants.
Applications
Metal specialty brushes are used in a variety of specific applications. They are commonly employed in metalworking for tasks such as deburring, weld cleaning, and removing rust or mill scale from metal surfaces. These brushes are also used in industries like automotive and aerospace for cleaning engine parts and preparing surfaces for painting or coating. Additionally, they are utilized in the maintenance of industrial equipment to ensure that metal components remain free from corrosion and other surface defects.
Advantages over other Specialty Brushes
One of the key advantages of metal specialty brushes over other types of brushes, such as abrasive brushes, is their ability to clean metal surfaces without altering the part's dimensions. Unlike abrasive products that can dig into the base metal and change its shape, metal brushes remove only surface contamination. This non-loading characteristic ensures that the brushes do not become clogged with removed material, maintaining their effectiveness over time.
Limitations
Metal specialty brushes have certain limitations. They may not be suitable for delicate surfaces where the metal bristles could cause damage. Additionally, the effectiveness of these brushes can diminish over time as the bristles wear down, requiring regular replacement to maintain performance. They may also be less effective on non-metal surfaces or in applications where a softer touch is required.
Considerations
When selecting metal specialty brushes, several factors should be considered. Initial costs can vary depending on the quality and type of metal used in the bristles. Operating expenses may include the need for regular replacement of worn brushes to ensure continued effectiveness. Durability is a key consideration, as brushes made from high-quality materials will last longer and provide better performance. Accuracy in cleaning or finishing tasks is another important factor, as the right brush must be chosen to match the specific requirements of the application. Maintenance costs should also be considered, as regular inspection and replacement of brushes are necessary to maintain optimal performance.
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Crimped Brass Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped brass filament into a #7 (.310" w x .340" h) stainless steel backing. Brass filament is a non-ferrous, corrosion resistant, softer wire with high conductivity. We have 40 standard brushes with four diameters, five... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Brass / Bronze; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Crimped Brass Strip Brushes - #7
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Isotemp ® All Purpose ® Crimped Wire Wheels feature a malleable narrow face for more flexible brushing. Uses a patented wire for added durability and longer life, and the industry ’s safest triple lock construction. Engineered for secure use on either stationary jacks or portable... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Wire Wheel
- Outer / OD: 10
from Eraser Company, Inc.
Coarse Brass Refill. Item # IA0370. One brass refill for use with Metal Body Coarse Brass Eraser (AA0004). [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Brass / Bronze; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Coarser filaments or grit sizes; Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Sealeze
Sealeze metal filament brushes are ideal for applications requiring abrasion, electrical conductivity, chemical shielding, electro-magnetic shielding, environments with elevated temperatures or applications where synthetic or natural fiber brushes are not appropriate. Sealeze Metal Filament brushes... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Steel (optional feature); Brass / Bronze (optional feature); Metal Wire; Phosphor Bronze
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Straight Brush; End Brush
- Outer / OD: 0.0030 to 0.0130
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Crimped Brass Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped brass filament into a #4 (.194" w x .205" h) stainless steel backing. Brass filament is a non-ferrous, corrosion resistant, softer wire with high conductivity. We have 40 standard brushes with three diameters, five... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Brass / Bronze; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Crimped Brass Strip Brush - #4
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Isotemp ® Red Center ® Standard-Duty Crimped Wire Wheels feature a patented wire for added durability and longer life, and the industry ’s safest triple lock construction. Designed for utility cleaning which requires standard impact abrasive action. Wheels 10 ” and larger have... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Wire Wheel
- Outer / OD: 10
from Eraser Company, Inc.
Coarse FybRglass ® Refill. Item # IA0006. One coarse FybRglass ® refill for use with E111/C Metal Body Coarse FybRglass ® Eraser (AA0020) & Industrial Coarse Eraser (AA2020). [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; FybRglass®
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Coarser filaments or grit sizes; Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Sealeze
A large number of applications can be addressed with Sealeze straight, nylon stock brushes with stock aluminum holders. These brushes use high-quality Nylon 6 filament and have excellent abrasion resistance, flex life, bend recovery, and springiness (often called "flicking"). These brushes have good... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal; Aluminum
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon 6
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Straight Brush; End Brush
- Outer / OD: 0.0040 to 0.0100
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon into a #10 (.440" w x .473" h) galvanized steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 56 standard brushes with four different filament diameters,... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Galvanized Backing – #10
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Isotemp ®, Stringer Bead Twist (Narrow Face) Knot Type Wire Wheels feature our most aggressive and stable narrow face, full length cable twist, positive wrap-around hold on knot position, and generally offer more knot selections for each wheel size than Cable Twist or Standard Twist, Knot Type... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Knot Wheel
- Outer / OD: 15
from Eraser Company, Inc.
E111/C Metal Body Coarse FybRglass ® Eraser. Item # AA0020. Pen type Eraser, metal body with coarse grade FybRglass ® brush. Blue. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; FybRglass®
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Coarser filaments or grit sizes; Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon filament into a #2- ½ (.125" w x .125" h) galvanized steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 32 standard brushes with four different... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Galvanized Backing – #2-½
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Isotemp ®, Stringer Bead Twist (Narrow Face) Knot Type Wire Wheels feature our most aggressive and stable narrow face, full length cable twist, positive wrap-around hold on knot position, and generally offer more knot selections for each wheel size than Cable Twist or Standard Twist, Knot Type... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Knot Wheel
- Outer / OD: 4
from Eraser Company, Inc.
E111/F Metal Body Fine FybRglass ® Eraser. Item # AA0120. Pen type Eraser, metal body with fine grade FybRglass ® brush. Red. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; FybRglass®
- Brush Type / Shape: Artist (Detail, Forensic); Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Finer or softer grits or filaments; Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon filament into a #3 (.150" w x .148" h) galvanized steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 32 standard brushes with four different filament... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Galvanized Backing – #3
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Isotemp ®, Stringer Bead Twist (Narrow Face) Knot Type Wire Wheels feature our most aggressive and stable narrow face, full length cable twist, positive wrap-around hold on knot position, and generally offer more knot selections for each wheel size than Cable Twist or Standard Twist, Knot Type... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Knot Wheel
- Outer / OD: 4
from Eraser Company, Inc.
E113/C Coarse FybRglass ® Refills. Item # AA0014. Packet of 25 coarse FybRglass ® refills [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; FybRglass®
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Coarser filaments or grit sizes; Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon filament into a #4 (.194" w x .205" h) galvanized steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 48 standard brushes with two different filament... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Galvanized Backing – #4
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Isotemp ®, Stringer Bead Twist (Narrow Face) Knot Type Wire Wheels feature our most aggressive and stable narrow face, full length cable twist, positive wrap-around hold on knot position, and generally offer more knot selections for each wheel size than Cable Twist or Standard Twist, Knot Type... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Knot Wheel
- Outer / OD: 6
from Eraser Company, Inc.
E116 Metal Body Stainless Steel Eraser. Item # AA0003. Metal body Stainless steel eraser. Silver. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Stainless Steel; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon into a #7 (.310" w x .340" h) galvanized steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 96 standard brushes with five different filament diameters,... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Galvanized Backing – #7
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Isotemp ® Red Center ® Standard-Duty Crimped Wire Wheels feature a patented wire for added durability and longer life, and the industry ’s safest triple lock construction. Designed for utility cleaning which requires standard impact abrasive action. Wheels 10 ” and larger have... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Wire Wheel
- Outer / OD: 10
from Eraser Company, Inc.
E124 Nylon Refill. Item # IA0410. One Nylon refill [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon into a #2- ½ (.125" w x .125" h) stainless steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 32 standard brushes with four different filament... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Stainless Steel Backing - #2-½
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Pittex ® sections are used for deburring, surface refining, flash removal and edge cleaning and breaking, and can also be used on wood for sanding. Pittex ® filaments are also available in other brush constructions (i.e., wide face, scrubbers, end brushes, cups, etc.). Pittex ® Filament... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Abrasive Filament
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Pittex Ring
- Outer / OD: 10
from Eraser Company, Inc.
E126 Metal Body Nylon Eraser. Item # AA0005. Metal body nylon eraser. Black. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon into a #4 (.194" w x .205" h) stainless steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 40 standard brushes with two different filament diameters, five... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Stainless Steel Backing - #4
- Length: 12
from Maryland Brush Company, Inc.
Tampico Fiber Sections, Untreated and Treated. UNTREATED (Standard). Tampico fibers are naturally soft. Untreated Tampico brushes are especially suited for use on very irregular or contoured surfaces requiring extreme flexibility. They can be used dry for dusting, cleaning or removal of surface... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Natural Bristle / Hair
- Brush Type / Shape: Power / Rotary Brush (Wheel, Roller); Other Type / Shape; Tampico
- Outer / OD: 2
from Eraser Company, Inc.
EKIT Metal Body Brush Kit. Item # AA0124. This set of 5 metal body Erasers has multiple uses. Kit includes 1-each of Stainless Steel, Coarse Fybrglass ®, Brass, Nylon, and Fine Fybrglass ®. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Stainless Steel; Brass / Bronze; Metal Wire; Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; Nylon, FybRglass®
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Nylon Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed crimped black nylon into a #7 (.310" w x .340" h) stainless steel backing. The crimped fill provides a denser brush appearance for a more even brushing action. We have 96 standard brushes with five different filament diameters,... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Nylon
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Nylon Strip Brush - Stainless Steel Backing - #7
- Length: 12
from Eraser Company, Inc.
Fine Brass Refill. Item # IA0101. One fine brass refill for use with Metal Body Fine Brass Eraser {AA0048}. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Brass / Bronze; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Tanis Incorporated
Our Stainless Steel Strip brushes are manufactured by securing densely packed stainless steel fill into a #7 (.310" w x .340" h) stainless steel backing. Stainless steel filament is extremely tough, ductile and excellent for corrosion resistance. We have 40 standard brushes with three different... [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Stainless Steel; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Strip Brush; Other Type / Shape; Industrial Brushes - Strip Brushes - Stainless Steel Strip Brush - #7
- Length: 12
from Eraser Company, Inc.
Industrial Coarse Eraser. Item # AA2020. Metal body coarse FybRglass ® eraser. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Synthetic Filament; Specialty Blend / Other; FybRglass®
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Coarser filaments or grit sizes; Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Eraser Company, Inc.
Metal Body Coarse Brass Eraser. Item # AA0004. Metal body coarse brass eraser. Gold. [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Brass / Bronze; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Coarser filaments or grit sizes; Cleaning and Surface Conditioning
from Eraser Company, Inc.
Stainless Steel Refill. Item # IA0360. One stainless steel refill for use with Industrial Fine Eraser (AA2120). [See More]
- Backing / Base: Metal
- Brush Filament / Fill Material: Stainless Steel; Metal Wire
- Brush Type / Shape: Other Type / Shape; Eraser
- Applications: Cleaning and Surface Conditioning