Grades of SAFEGUARD Covers:

Surface Grit

At the heart of every SAFEGUARD Cover is the unique grit surface that delivers the ultra-safe Hi-Traction characteristic.

Every SAFEGUARD Cover offers high antislip properties, but depending on the application, smaller or larger grit particles can be specified. Safeguard offers a range of grit sizes which are categorized as the following six grades, together with typical applications:

MOHS Hardness Scale
Grit or Aggregate For Comparison
Silicon Carbide 9.7 Diamond 10
Fused Alumina (white) 9.4 Quartz 7
Steel 5-8.5


Six Standard Grades

Six Standard Grades

  • Super Fine (Barefoot) - For boats, pools, showers
  • Extra Fine (Residential) - For residential applications such as deck steps, porches, bus steps
  • Fine (Commercial/Pedestrian) - For bus steps, commercial buildings
  • Coarse (Industrial) - For most industrial applications
  • Extra Coarse (Offshore/Heavy Duty) - Oil platforms, heavily soiled and oily areas
  • Super Coarse (Xtreme) - For the most severe conditions
Average Size of Grit (Aggregate)
Grades Mesh Inches Microns
Super Coarse (Xtreme) 3/6 0.27 6860
Extra Coarse (Offshore/Heavy Duty) 10 0.085 2125
Coarse (Industrial) 20 0.033 850
Fine (Commercial/Pedestrian) 24 0.027 700
Extra Fine (Residential) 36 0.019 485
Super Fine (Barefoot) 54 0.012 305


Average Thickness of Finished Product
Super
Coarse		 Extra
Coarse		 Coarse Fine Extra
Fine		 Super Fine
Stainless or
Galvanized Steel
18 Gauge - 0.048"/1.2mm		 0.40"
10.2mm		 0.18"
4.6mm		 0.11"
2.8mm		 0.10"
2.5mm		 0.09"
2.2mm		 0.08"
2.0mm
Pultruded FRP Composite
0.1"/2.5mm
0.125"/3.2mm		 0.45"
11.4mm
0.48"
12.2mm		 0.23"
5.8mm
0.26"
6.6mm		 0.16"
4.1mm
0.19"
4.8mm		 0.15"
3.9mm
0.18"
4.6mm		 0.14"
3.6mm
0.17"
4.3mm		 0.13"
3.3 mm
0.16"
4.1 mm
Vinyl
(Flexible PVC)
0.024"/.60mm		 NA 0.15"
3.8mm		 0.08"
2.1mm		 0.07"
1.9mm		 0.06"
1.6mm		 0.05"
1.3 mm



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