Metallographic cutting wheels containing the Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) or Corundum as abrasive grain. It’s a synthetic mineral obtained from the fusion at very high temperatures of Bauxite.
For its ratio between hardness (9 on a Mhos scale) and wear/impact, the Aluminium Oxide is today the most suitable abrasive for cutting metal materials containing the element “iron” in a good percentage.
It’s also true that, with the continuous discovery of new metal alloys in the steel industry, there are situations in which this abrasive can be used even where the percentage of iron is practically non-existent.
Skyward offers in its sales program three main categories of metallographic cutting wheels:
- STANDARD: for cutting ferrous metals of various hardness, heat treated or chemically treated
- ULTRA-THIN: for the cutting of ferrous metals of various hardness, heat or chemically treated, and where, due to internal stresses and tensions a high penetration index is needed as well as greater flexibility. The reduced thickness strongly attenuates the internal frictions facilitating the cutting operation
- REINFORCED: for the cutting of ferrous metals of various hardness, heat or chemically treated, and where it is necessary to make numerous cuts in a short time without sacrificing an excellent surface finish. It’s particularly suitable for the cut of linear guides, bars, ball screws, etc. Thanks to its structure it’s also suitable for cutting samples with complex morphology where it is necessary to maintain the orthogonality between the surface and the axis
Metallographic cutting wheels containing silicon carbide (SiC), a synthetic mineral obtained by melting silica sand and Coke at very high temperatures.
Due to its high hardness (9.5 on the Mhos scale) and its fragility, silicon carbide is still today the most suitable abrasive for cutting non-ferrous materials (cast iron, bronze, aluminium, titanium, brass, copper, ceramic, glass, plastic, synthetic fibres, carbon fibre, etc.)
SKYWARD offers in its sales program three main categories of wheels:
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