Introduction to Cleaning Balls

Introduction to Cleaning Balls

The function of cleaning balls is to remove dirt, and they are usually used for stubborn dirt that cannot be cleaned off by detergents or scraped clean by spatulas. Cleaning balls are more convenient and cheaper than specialized cleaning agents. They can be used to clean washbasins, bathtubs, floors, stoves, especially places with water and oil stains such as gas stoves. There are mainly two types of cleaning balls: plastic cleaning balls and steel wire cleaning balls.

Classification of Cleaning Balls

By Raw Material

There are mainly two types of cleaning balls. One is the plastic cleaning ball, which emerged early but has poor dirt - removing ability and has alternative products. The other is the steel wire cleaning ball, which has strong dirt - removing ability, no substitute products, and a wide range of uses.

Steel wire cleaning balls can also be divided into two types: wound balls and braided balls. Braided balls are of high grade and price, but with low production volume. The wound steel wire balls and the braided net - shaped balls are both made of cleaning ball wires. The wound ones are in the shape of small springs in a spiral form, with low prices and large sales volume; the braided ones are in a net - shaped form, delicate, with high prices and low sales volume.

By Rusting Property

Whether a cleaning ball rusts mainly depends on the raw material. High - zinc wire cleaning balls and stainless wire cleaning balls are relatively common. High - zinc wire is a kind of hot - dip galvanized iron wire with a relatively high - level process; stainless wire is a kind of chromium - iron stainless steel. Less common ones include copper cleaning balls, low - zinc balls, and copper - plated balls. Non - magnetic stainless steel cleaning balls: copper wire is too expensive, and its toughness is worse than that of steel wire, which is prone to waste during production, so the price is too high. Copper - plated wire is an iron wire electroplated with a layer of copper using cathodes and anodes, so it is also prone to rusting, and its price is similar to that of non - magnetic stainless steel cleaning balls, so it is not common. Low - zinc wire is cheap but rusts too easily, so it is not commonly seen. Non - magnetic stainless steel, which is chromium - nickel - iron stainless steel, is generally used for medical equipment, and its price is too high, so this kind of stainless steel cleaning ball is not common either.

Industrial disposable products used at home may come into contact with water and rust. Such cleaning balls can be made of high - zinc wire or low - zinc wire. High - zinc wire cleaning balls basically do not rust if used frequently, but if used for one day and then left unused for three days, they will rust immediately. Although high - zinc wire cleaning balls do not rust immediately when used frequently, due to the nature of the material, they are prone to shedding after long - term use, that is, they break into pieces. At this time, a new one can be replaced, and the old one can be set aside for cleaning very dirty places such as stoves or floors for one - time use.

Non - rusting cleaning balls are mainly stainless steel cleaning balls, which can be divided into two types: one that can be attracted by a magnet and one that has no magnetism. The magnetic ones are more common, and they do not rust, shed, or affect use. Whether there is magnetism makes a big difference in cost, but there is no difference in home use.

Raw Materials of Cleaning Balls

The main raw materials of cleaning balls include: nitrile rubber (NBR) balls, natural rubber balls, fluoro - silicone rubber balls, neoprene rubber balls, butyl rubber balls, silicone rubber (SILICOME) balls, ethylene - propylene - diene monomer (EPDM) products, fluororubber (VITON) products, hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) products, polyurethane balls, rubber - plastic balls, PU - material balls, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) balls, polyoxymethylene balls, engineering plastic products (such as high - performance PPS products, PEEK products, etc.). There are also graphite products, ceramic products, alloy products, synthetic material products, etc.

The raw material of steel wire balls in China is a kind of modified drawn wire. This special - purpose steel bar, after the first modification and drawing, becomes a steel wire cleaning ball raw material with a wire diameter of 0.70 - 0.75 mm, about the thickness of a ball - point pen refill. This process is commonly known as "big drawing". The zinc layer is plated during this process, with high - zinc layers (hot - dip plating process) and low - zinc layers (cold - dip plating process). When the 70 - material is drawn again, it becomes a steel wire cleaning ball raw material with a wire diameter of 0.13 mm, about the thickness of a hair. At this time, the wire is evenly wound on the bobbin, commonly known as "13 - wire". The quality of the 13 - wire mainly depends on the quality of the winding, that is, the 13 - wire must be wound tightly and precisely one turn after another on the bobbin.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cleaning Balls

Cleaning balls are mainly of metal or textile types. Metal - type cleaning balls have strong dirt - removing ability, but they also have strong scratching ability and are likely to scratch the surface of high - end appliances, inevitably affecting the smoothness and aesthetics of the appliances. The textile - type representative is the dishcloth, which is double - woven from 100% polyester fiber. It has a soft and comfortable hand feeling and will not scratch the surface of appliances, but it is difficult to quickly and thoroughly clean the residual dirt on dishes, and it is also prone to generating bacteria, which is unhygienic.

Cleaning balls made from natural "bamboo" as raw materials, processed and manufactured, have a shape similar to loofah. They have a soft and comfortable hand feeling and are easy to clean. The biggest feature is that they will not scratch the surface gloss of various tableware even when scrubbing hard. They can be used to clean kitchen utensils, bathrooms, and various hard - to - clean dirt. They can also be broken and rolled on a stick for use, especially suitable for cleaning some hard - to - reach corners and dead ends. They are convenient, hygienic, and environmentally friendly. The disadvantage is that some small bamboo scraps will be generated during the first use, but they will disappear after multiple uses. If used for too long, the dishwashing liquid may catch fire. The advantages are strong dirt - removing ability, good hand feeling, convenient use, no scratching of the object surface, and they are economical, practical, and environmentally friendly.

Cleaning balls are made of high - quality polypropylene materials through a special process. They are not easy to stick to oil, can be easily cleaned without detergents, and their net - like structure is more effective in removing various oil stains without harming the surface of objects, making cleaning effective, quick, and simple.

Edited by Santos Wang from Ningbo Master Clean Commodities Co.,Ltd.            

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