Diamond Cut off Wheels vs Bonded Cut off Wheels

 The procedures of grinding, cutting, sanding, polishing, sharpening, and cleaning all depend on the cut-off wheel you choose for deburring.

We'll look at two possibilities in this post that focus on cutting through hard material. Diamond cut-off wheels and bonded cut-off wheels are two types of cut-off wheels. Let's take a closer look at each one.

What is Bonded Cut-Off Wheels?

These wheels appear to be the industry standard for cut-off wheels, and they're the most commonly available cutting wheels. The bonded cut-off wheel has a similar fundamental composition to the bonded grinder wheel.
Thousands of sharp, abrasive grains are held together by a resinoid bonding substance, allowing the wheel to cut effectively. New, sharp grains emerge when the bonding and grains wear away, preserving the wheel's cutting effectiveness. There are two types of bonded abrasive cut-off wheels: a flat type 1 wheel and a type 27 wheel with a raised center hub.

What is Diamond Cut-Off Wheels?

The diamond wheel is a metal wheel with a diamond coating on its cutting edges, which is an alternative to the abrasive cutting wheel. Polycrystalline diamond is made in a laboratory using a high-intensity method. To create the wheel's cutting edge, diamond particles are fused with a carbide substrate and brazed onto a tool body.

Diamond cut-off wheels will outlast their bonded abrasive counterparts by a large margin due to diamonds' great resistance to wear and tear. Diamond cut-off wheels can also withstand a wide range of materials, including steel, sheet metal, stainless steel, rebar, ceramic, stone, and so on.
So, What to choose? Bonded cutting wheel or diamond coated wheels. Let’s find the answer.

Diamond vs Bonded Cut off Wheels

Both bonded and diamond cut-off wheels have advantages and disadvantages to consider. In most applications, the bonded abrasive wheel will cut quicker than the diamond wheel over the course of its life. However, it will wear out far more quickly.
Diamond cut-off wheels will be the safer option of the two. Because both the work material and the grains and bonding of the wheel are ground down at the same time, bonded cut-off wheels tend to produce more sparks than diamond cut-off wheels. 

While a bonded disc offers more alternatives, a diamond wheel is likely to be more versatile in terms of the materials it can handle. With ceramic tiles and concrete, it will most likely be more effective.

Read more to know about types, applications, and uses of cut-off wheels:

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Types of Cut-Off Wheels

What are cut-off wheels used for?