Description
– Selecting the correct abrasive blade is dependent upon the design of the cut-off machine and, to a large extent, the operator preference.
– Abrasive blades are generally characterized by their abrasive type, bond type and hardness.
– Determining the correct blade is dependent upon the material or metal hardness and whether it is a ferrous or a nonferrous metal.
– In practice, it often comes down to odor and blade life.Resin/rubber blades smell more because the rubber will burn slightly during cutting, however resin/rubber blades do not wear as fast and therefore last longer. On the other hand, resin blades are more versatile and do not produce a burnt rubber odor, but they do break down faster. Resin blades also provide a modestly better cut because the cutting abrasive is continually renewed and thus produces a cleaner cut.
– Also note that the traditional “older” technology for producing abrasive blades resulted in very specialized resin/rubber blades. Finding the proper resin/rubber hardness, abrasive size, and blade thickness to match the sample properties and the cutting machine parameter required a lot of testing and experimentation. Thus, in the past, resin/rubber blades had been more popular in the market; however, in more recent years as resins have improved, there has been more of a trend towards resin bonded abrasives.
– Conversely, resin bonded blades have typically been more widely used in the European and Asian markets for quite some time.
Selection Guide :
| Description / Application | 10-inch | 12-inch | 14-inch | 16-inch |
| Soft non-ferrous materials (aluminum, brass, zinc, etc.) | MAX-E250 | MAX-E300 | MAX-E350 | MAX-E400 |
| Hard non-ferrous materials (titanium, zirconium, etc.) | MAX-C250 | MAX-C300 | MAX-C350 | MAX-C400 |
| Soft steels | MAX-E250 | MAX-E300 | MAX-E350 | MAX-E400 |
| Hard and case hardened steels | MAX-VHS250 | MAX-VHS300 | MAX-VHS350 | MAX-VHS400 |
| General steels and ferrous metals | MAX-D250T | MAX-D300 | MAX-D350 | MAX-D400 |
| Universal Thin Blade | MAX-A250 | MAX-A300 | MAX-A350 | MAX-A400 |
| Industrial general purpose thin blade | MAX-I250 | MAX-I300 | MAX-I350 | MAX-I400 |
