| Application
Guidelines for both diamond and CBN abrasives
Diamond
and CBN are both superabrasives designed to
grind a variety of hardened materials. The following
chart categorizes the major end uses for each
abrasive. |
|
Diamond
- Carbide
- Glass
- Fiberglass
- Plastics
- Abrasives
- Ceramics
- Composites
|
CBN
- High-speed
tool steels
- Die
steel
- Hardened
carbon steel
- alloy
steels
- aerospace
alloys
- Abrasion-resistant
ferrous metals
|
Rule
of thumb
Use
CBN on ferrous material. Use Diamond on nonferrous
material.
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| Abrasive
codes
- ND
- Coated diamond, most versatile and durable
of the diamond types (wet/dry applications)
- MD
- Synthetic diamond, used when freer cutting
is desired (wet/dry applications)
- CD
- Coated diamond (dry applications)
- NCD
- Combination of ND and MD diamond, provides
free cutting and durability (wet/dry applications)
- CB
- Cubic Boron Nitride
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| Grit
size
- 100
- Roughing
- 120
- Cutting off
- 150
- Medium stock removal plus good finish
- 180
- Medium stock removal plus good finish
- 220
- Finishing
- 320
- Finishing
- 400
- Fine finishing
|
Concentration
- 50%
- Free cutting, most economical
- 75%
- Free cutting, most economical
- 100%
- Most durable, best form holding
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| Technical
information and specification provided by AMPLEX |
