Category & Attribute of Diamond Tools in iAbrasive.com

Diamond tools are a kind of functional tools made of bonding agent and diamond grains (usually synthetic diamond) or cBN, with different forms, structures and sizes. According to different functions, diamond tools are divided into diamond abrasive tools, diamond saw blades, diamond wire, diamond cutting tools, diamond drill bits, diamond dressing tools, diamond wire drawing dies, etc. In the former article Category & Attribute of Super Abrasives in iAbrsaive.com, Super Abrasives, also known as diamond abrasive tools, are separated as a single category by iAbrasive.com, and the rest are put here in Diamond Tools category.

As shown in Figure 1, on iAbrasive.com, diamond tools are divided into 9 second-class categories and 24 third-class categories. As for the categories with large quantity of products, such as diamond saw blades, diamond wire and diamond cutting tools, there are more attributes. As for the category with fewer products, there are less attributes, only brand name and model number. Details are as following:

I. Diamond Saw Blades
Diamond saw blades usually refer to Circular Saw Blades, but Band Saw Blades and Gang Saw Blades also belong to Diamond Saw Blades. They are cutting tools and widely applied in the machining of hard and brittle materials, such as stone, ceramic etc. Diamond saw blade consists of two parts: backing and segment. Backing is the basic supporting part and the segment is the critical cutting part. Diamond saw blades can be categorized by weld type, style or application. On iAbrasive.com, all of them are for the definition of a certain diamond saw blade.
Style: Continuous Rim, Contour Blade, Ring Saw, Segmented, Turbo, Tuck Point, Other
Weld Type: Sintered, Brazed, Laser Brazed, Electroplated, Other
Diameter: 100mm-900mm
Sawing Condition: Dry, Wet, Wet/ Dry
Concentration: 200%, 150%, 125%, 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%
Materials Sawed: Asphalt, Brick, Concrete, Granite, Glass, Marble, Porcelain, Refractory, Stone, Slate, Tile, Universal, Other.
Materials sawed are available for multi-choice, but it is not suggested to select all on iAbrasive.com, better to base on actual situation. If it does apply to all, Universal is the suggested choice.

II. Diamond Wire
Both “金刚石绳锯” and “金刚石线锯” are translated as Diamond Wire here. “金刚石绳锯” is usually applied on granite, marble and concrete, for the purpose of cutting. “金刚石线锯” is made by electroplating or resin-bonding the diamond grains to the metal wire, applied on crystals such as monocrystalline or sapphire, for the purpose of cutting. Rare diamond wires can be used for metal cutting, but they still exist.
Type: For crystalline, For Metal, For Stone, For Concrete, Other
Wire Diameter: Customized
Materials Sawed: Refer to that of Diamond Saw Blade

III. Diamond Drill Bits
Diamond Drilling is an advanced drilling way and widely used in the field of drilling, with high efficiency, good quality, low labor intensity and cost. For different applications, diamond drilling bits include geological drill and engineering drill. On iAbrasive.com, the category is quite simple, only Diamond Core Drills, Diamond Non-coring Drills, Diamond Casing Bits, Diamond Reamers and PDC Cutters. Among them, the attributes for Diamond Core Drills and PDC Cutters are as following:
Diamond Core Drills
Diameter: 13mm-1200mm
Weld Type: Sintered, Brazed, Laser Brazed, Electroplated, Other
Drilling Condition: Dry, Wet, Wet/ Dry
Color: Black, Blue, Brown, Copper, Gold, Gray, Green, Orange, Red, Silver, Salmon, Yellow, Other
Application: Concrete, Glass, Masonry, Metal, PCB Drilling, Wood, Well Drilling, Other
PDC Cutter
Type: Oil & Gas Drilling, Mining & Tunneling, Other

IV. Diamond Segments
Diamond segments are the main machining parts of diamond saw blades, diamond grinding wheels and diamond core bits. They are made of diamond grains and carcass bonding agent. The diamond grains function as cutting edge; the carcass bonding agent, which are made of metal elemental powders and metal alloy powders, functioning as diamond fixer.
Application: For Saw Blades, For Drill Bits, For Cup Wheels, Other
Concentration: Refer to that of Diamond Saw Blade
Materials Sawed: Refer to that of Diamond Saw Blade

V. Diamond Dressing Tools
Diamond dressing tools are used to dress the surface of grinding wheels to recover their functions and forms. Timely and correct dressing is necessary for its high efficiency.
Type: Single Point Tools, Multi-Point Tools, Rotary Dresser, Truing Devices, Dressing Machines, Other

VI. Diamond Wire Drawing Dies
Wire drawing dies usually refer to various dies for drawing metal wires. Diamond wire drawing dies refer to the ones with cores made of natural diamond, poly crystal diamond and CVD.
Type: Natural Diamond Dies, Polycrystalline Diamond Dies, CVD Diamond Dies, Other.
Drawing Die Blanks also include following two attributes:
Superhard Material: CVD Diamond, Monocrystalline Diamond, Natural Diamond, Polycrystalline Diamond, Other
Shape: Round, Hexagonal, Other

VII. Diamond Cutting Tools
Diamond cutting tools have the advantages of high hardness, high abrasive resistance, low friction, high elasticity modulus, high heat conductivity, low thermo expansion, little affinity to nonferrous metal, etc. They can be used to super finish the hard and brittle non-metallic materials such as graphite, high abrasive resistance material, composite material, high-silicon aluminum material and other flexible nonferrous metal materials. Diamond cutting tools include too many types and the features are different for the different structures, welding types, and applications. In this category, they include Diamond Cutters, Diamond Cutter Inserts, Diamond Cutter Blanks.
Diamond Cutters
Type: Turning Tools, Threading Tools, Grooving Tools, Boring Cutter, Other
Superhard Material: Natural Diamond, Monocrystal Diamond, Polycrystalline Diamond, Polycrystalline CBN, CVD Diamond.
Diamond Cutter Inserts
Shape: Diamond 80°, Diamond 86°, Diamond 87°, Hexagon , Octagon , Parallelogram 82°, Parallelogram 85°, Pentagon , Rectangle , Square , Triangle , Other
Type: Single Tipped, Full Top PCBN, Solid PCBN, Cartridge, Double Tipped, Specialty
Superhard Material: Refer to that of Diamond Saw Blade
Diamond Cutter Blanks
Type: PCD Cutting Tool Blanks, PCBN Cutting Tool Blanks
Shape: Round, Half Round, Sector, Triangle, Rectangle, Other Superhard Material: refer to that of Diamond Saw Blade

VIII. Diamond Glass Cutters
Diamond Glass Cutters consist of Diamond Scribing Wheels, Diamond Glass Cutter, Cutter Axles, Wheel Holders, Glass Gravers, Diamond Edge Wheels. On iAbrasive.com, there are only attributes for Diamond Scribing Wheels and Diamond Glass Cutter.
Diamond Scribing Wheels
Diameter: 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.2mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm
Application: Panel, Touch Screen, Substrates, Solar Panel, Automobile Glass, Mirrors, Glass Tube, Glass Production, Line Structural Glass, Other

IX. Other Super Abrasives
On iAbrasive.com, it is not recommended to put your posted products under this category, unless you are indeed unable to find the proper category for your posted products from the above categories. The reason is that this category is put at the behind of the products list, which is not good for your exposure.

Warm Notice:
iAbrasive.com strongly believes that you’d better not put your product into the category of “Other”, unless you indeed can’t find the proper classification. In iAbrasive.com, the products in the category of “Other” will be show in the button of product listing. Also, iAbrasive.com will make adjustment for current categories & attributes irregularly for this category. For example, add some new or hide some current ones, etc. You are warm welcome to share your opinions with us if you have different views about the Category & Attribute explained here. We will read your feedbacks carefully. Thanks a lot. Email: s@iabrasive.com

Category & Attribute of Super Abrasives in iAbrasive.com

In abrasives industry, it is conventionally thought that if the products are made of superhard materials, they are all known as super abrasive products, including abrasive tools, cutting tools, drilling tools, dressing tools, wire drawing dies, etc. In iAbrasive.com (http://www.iabrasive.com), super abrasives products are divided into two parts: Super Abrasives and Diamond Tools, the former emphasizing abrasives while the latter emphasizing tools. In iAbrasive.com, “超硬磨料” in Chinese is translated as “Superabrasive”, and “超硬磨具” as “Super Abrasives”. This article is mainly about the category & attribute of Super Abrasives.

As shown in Figure 1, Super Abrasives are divided into 11 second-class and 3 third-class categories.

I. Superabrasive Wheels
Superabrasive Wheel is the most important category of Super Abrasives, mainly including Diamond Grinding Wheels and CBN Grinding Wheels. Except Abrasive Grain, other attributes are same for them two, details of which are as following:
Shape: Straight, Tapered, Cylinder, Straight Cup, Flaring Cup, Dish, Specialty
Diameter: 25mm-650mm
Applications: Cylindrical/ Centerless, Internal/ Bores, Surface/ Creepfeed Grinding, Toolroom/ Sharpening, Cutting-off, Woodworking, Specialty.
Abrasive Grain: Natural Diamond, Synthetic Diamond, Coated Diamond, Other
Grit Size: Customized
Concentration: 200%, 150%, 125%, 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%
Bonding Agent: Vitrified, Resin, Metal, Electro-plated, Other
Work Condition: Dry, Wet, Dry/ Wet
For CBN Grinding Wheels, the attribute of Abrasive Grain is Cubic Boron Nitride and Coated cBN.

II. Diamond Cup Wheels
Diamond Cup Wheels are produced by welding or cold-pressing diamond segments into cup-shaped metal matrix. Diamond segments are made of synthetic diamond and other metal powders by hot-pressing or cold-pressing. Diamond cup wheels are usually installed on concrete sanders for concretes, marbles and other materials machining.
Style: Single Row, Double Row, Turbo, Swirl, PCD Cup Wheels, Other
Segments No.: 7-24
Diameter: 100mm -250mm

III. Diamond Files
According to the actual situation, it includes Diamond Files and Diamond File Sets.
Type: Needle Files, Riffler Files, Machine Files, Rasps, Other
Shape: Flat, Triangle, Square, Round, Oval, Equaling, Half Round, Crossing, Barrette, Knife, Other
Abrasive Grain: Natural Diamond, Synthetic Diamond, Coated Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride, Coated CBN, Specialty
Grit Size: Customized
Number of Pieces: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, Other
The last attribute of “Number of Pieces” is only for Diamond File Sets.

IV. Diamond Mounted Points
Same as Diamond Files, diamond mounted points can also be sold by sets. Meanwhile, the single mounted point can by displayed as well, convenient for buyers to search or refine searching results.
Shape: Ball, Cone, Cone-Ball Nosed, Countersink 60°, Cylinder, Cylinder-Ball Nosed, Inverted Cone, Other
Head Diameter: 1.5mm-75mm
Shank Diameter: 2.5mm-10mm
Abrasive Grain: Natural Diamond, Synthetic Diamond, Coated Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride, Coated CBN, Specialty
Bonding Agent: Vitrified, Resin, Metal, Electro-plated, Other
Number of Piece: 2-100

V. Honing Stick/ Stone
Honing stick/ stone is used to hone the inner hole for super finishing. Compared with common abrasives, it has higher efficiency, better quality, lower labor intensity and better economical benefit.
Type: Abrasive File, Bench Stone, Water Stone, Honing Stick, Rubbing Brick, Slip/ Slip Stone, Specialty.
Shape: Rectangular, Square, Round, Half Round, Triangle, Wedge, Specialty.
Dimension: Customized
Abrasive Grain: Natural Diamond, Synthetic Diamond, Coated Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride, Coated CBN, Combination, Specialty.
Bonding Agent: Vitrified, Resin, Metal, Electro-plated, Other
Coarseness: Coarse/ Metal Removal, Medium/ Deburring, Fine/ Stoning, Extra Fine/ Superfinishing, Combination Grits
Application: Internal/ Bores, Flat Surfaces, Shafts/ Connecting, Rods, Wheel Dresser/ Dressing Tool, Specialty

VI. Diamond Fickert
Diamond fickert takes synthetic diamond as the main material, and various metal powders as the bonding agent. They are sintered as an integrity under high-temperature and high-pressure, not easy to wear off during machining.
Bonding Agent: Vitrified, Resin, Metal, Electro-plated, Other
Grit Size: 0# 30# 50# 80# 100# 150# 200# 300# 400# 500# 600# 800# 1000# 1500# 2000# 3000# 5000# Other

VII. Diamond Polishing Pads
Type: Dry Polishing Pad, Wet Polishing Pad, Floor Polishing Pad, Other
Product Color: Various, Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Light Green, Orange, Red, Tan, White, Yellow, Other
Diameter: 50mm -675mm
Abrasive Grain: Natural Diamond, Synthetic Diamond, Coated Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride, Coated CBN, Specialty
Grit Size: 0# 30# 50# 80# 100# 150# 200# 300# 400# 500# 600# 800# 1000# 1500# 2000# 3000# 5000# Other

VIII. Diamond Grinding Plate
Diamond grinding plate are produced by welding or embedding diamond into plate backing, and usually installed on grinders for surface finishing in high-speed revolution. In iAbrasive.com, no attribute yet for it.

IX. Diamond Lapping Compound
Diamond lapping compound is a kind of soft abrasives made by mixing diamond powder with grease bonding. It is usually used for lapping the surface of hard and crisp materials. During the machining process of lapping, abrasives grains keep on rolling, generating pressing and cutting forces to achieve the purpose of super finishing.
Vehicle Type: Oil Soluble, Water Soluble, Other
Cartridge Type: Syringes, Jars, Other
Product Color: Aqua, Auburn, Beige, Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Ivory, Light Gray, Orange, Purple, Pink, Red, White, Yellow, Other
Contents: 2g, 5g 100g
Concentration: Light, Medium, Heavy

X. Flexible Diamond Products
Products in this category mainly refer to coated abrasives or flexible abrasives made of diamond or CBN.
Type: Rolls, Belts, Sheets, Discs, Hand Pads, Flap Discs, Flap Wheels, Other
Abrasive Grain: Ccustomized
Dimensions: Customized

XI. Other Super Abrasives
In iAbrasive.com, it is not recommended to put your posted products under this category, unless you are indeed unable to find the proper category from above categories. The reason is that this category will be put at the behind of the products list, not good for your products exposure.

Warm Notice:
iAbrasive.com strongly believes that you’d better not put your product into the category of “Other”, unless you indeed can not find the proper classification. In iAbrasive.com, the products in the category of “Other” will show in the button of product listing. Also, iAbrasive.com will make adjustment for current categories & attributes irregularly for this category. For example, add some new or hide some current ones, etc. You are warm welcome to share your opinions with us if you have different views about the Category & Attribute explained here. We will read your feedbacks carefully. Thanks a lot. Email: s@iabrasive.com

Category & Attribute of Buffing & Polishing in iAbrasive.com

In iAbrasive.com, Buffing & Polishing refers to the abrasive products made of cotton, sisal and feather, working together with buffing compounds to buff and polish the work piece.

As shown in Figure 1, in iAbrasive.com Buffing & Polishing is sub-classified into 7 second-class categories. Further, Buffing Wheels, Bonnets & Pads and Felt Bobs all have third-class categories. In fact, there are not quite a lot of attributes for buffing & polishing products in iAbrasive.com, details of which are as following:

I. Buffing Wheels
In the category of Buffing & Polishing, buffing wheels count for the largest part. According to materials, Buffing Wheels can be classified into Cotton Wheels, Sisal Wheels, Felt Wheels, and Other.
Style: Cushion Sewn, Open/ Loose, Airway/ Pleated, Spiral Sewn, Other
Diameter: 75-600mm
Materials Finished: Aluminum, Cast Iron, Ceramics/Glass/Chrome, Coating/ Paint, Copper/ Copper Alloys, Nickel/ Nickel Plate, Plastics/ Composites, Precious Metals, Semiconductors, Stainless Steel, Steel/ Steel Alloys, Stone/ Masonry, Titanium, Wood , Zinc, Other

II. Buffing Compounds
Form: Bar/ Stick, Paste/ Cream, Liquid/ Dispersion, Powder, Slurry, Other
Product Color: Aqua,Auburn, Beige, Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Ivory, Light Gray, Orange, Purple, Pink, Red, White, Yellow, Other
Materials Finished: Refer to that of Buffing Wheels

III. Bonnets & Pads
Wool Bonnets & Pads are made of either feather or man-made fiber. The latter one is applied on paint, stone, glass reinforced plastics, etc. Foam buffing pads are made of foams, used to polish glass, glass reinforced plastics, stainless steel, furniture, automobile, etc.
Diameter: 75-250mm
Materials Finished: Refer to that of Buffing Wheels
Materials: Felt, Fleece, Sponge, Terry Cloth, Synthetic, Other

IV. Felt Bobs
Shape: Ball, Bullet, Cone, Cylinder, Oval, Oliver, Flat-top Cone, Other
Density: Soft, Medium, Hard
Materials Finished: Refer to that of Buffing Wheels
Number of Pieces: 2-100 (Unique for Felt Bobs)

V. Fleece Polishing Belts
Width: 28mm, 30mm
Materials Finished: Refer to that of Buffing Wheels

VI. Buffing & Polishing Sets
In iAbrasive.com, Buffing & Polishing Sets refer to the unit of polishing materials and products, or the sets of polishing products.
Number of Pieces: 2-100
Materials Finished: Refer to that of Buffing Wheels

VII. Other Buffing Products
iAbrasive.com strongly believes that you’d better not put your product into the category of “Other”, unless you indeed can not find the proper classification above. In iAbrasive.com, the products in the category of “Other” will be show in the button of product listing.

Warm Notice: iAbrasive.com will make adjustment for current categories & attributes irregularly. For example, add some new or hide some current ones, etc. You are warm welcome to share your opinions with us if you have different views about the Category & Attribute explained here. We will read your feedbacks carefully. Thanks a lot. Email: s@iabrasive.com

Category & Attribute of Superhard Materials in iAbrasive.com

According to Wikipedia, superhard material is a material with a hardness exceeding 40GPa. In the field of abrasives industry, diamond and cBN are widely used currently. Diamond includes Natural Diamond and Synthetic Diamond, while cBN can only be synthetic. Synthetic diamond is the hardest material in manufacturing industry and has been widely used in metallurgy, oil drilling, construction and machinery industry. As for the question of whether PCD and cBN belong to materials or products, iAbrasive.com (http://www.iabrasive.com) puts them in the category of material.

As shown in Figure 1, Superhard Materials include 8 sub-categories.

I. Natural Diamond
Natural Diamond, as a kind of natural abrasives, is very rare in nature. Same as abrasive grains, it also has Grading System and related Available Size.
Grading System: ANSI, FEPA, JIS, ISO, GB/T, Other
Available Size: Customized
Applications: Resin Bonded Abrasives, Metal Bonded Abrasives, Vitrified Abrasives, Electroplated Products, Lapping/ Polishing, Sawing Tools, Drilling/ Milling Tools, Dressing Tools, Wire Drawing Dies, Other

II. Synthetic Diamond
Synthetic Diamond is the widely used material in the field of Superhard Material. In iAbrasive.com, Synthetic Diamond is not divided by Category but Attribute.
Type: Mesh, Micron, Coated & Clad, Metal Encapsulated
Particle Shape: Blocky, Angular, Sharp, Irregular, Other
Grading System: same as Natural Diamond
Available Size: Customized
Color: Light Brown, Brown, Black, Aqua, Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow, Yellow, Gray, Colorless, Other
Metal Coated: None, Copper, Nickel, Silver, Titanium, Combo, Other
Application: PCD/ PDC, the rest is same as that of Natural Diamond

III. Cubic Boron Nitride
With the similar crystal structure of Diamond and the hardness less than that of Diamond, cBN is usually used as abrasive grains and cutting tools. Until now, there is no natural cBN to be found in nature. As for the category & attribute of cBN, iAbrasive.com refers to that of Synthetic Diamond. Type, Particle Shape, Grading System, Available Size, Metal Coated and Applications are same as that of Diamond. But Color is different from that of Diamond.
Color: Amber, Dark Amber, Black, Brown, Other

IV. PCD/ TCP
PCD/ TCP is the Poly Crystal Diamond sintered under high temperature by putting diamond and bonding agent together, with high heat resistance and high heat stability. It is wide used in oil manufacturing, drilling, diamond manufacturing and machinery manufacturing, etc.
Type: PCD, TSP
Shape: Cube, Cylinder, Disc, Rectangle, Triangle, Spheres, Hexagon, Other
Application: Gem Processing, Drilling Bits, Other

V. PCBN
PCBN is sintered under high temperature by putting cBN and bonding agent together.
Shape: Cube, Cylinder, Disc, Rhombus, Triangle, Hexagon, Other

VI. CVD Diamond
CVD can be used to produce a synthetic diamond by creating the circumstances necessary for carbon atoms in a gas to settle on a substrate in crystalline form.
Shape: Triangle, Square, Round, Bar, Other

VII. Nano Diamond
In iAbrasive.com, there has not been proper category and attribute for Nano Diamond, but it will be added when the posted products are rich.

VIII. Other
In iAbrasive.com, it is not recommended to put the posted products in “Other” category, unless you are sure that you are not able to find the proper category for your products in above 7 categories. The reason is that the products in the category of “Other” will be put at the end of the product list in iAbrasive.com.

Warm Notice:
iAbrasive.com strongly believes that you’d better not put your product into the category of “Other”, unless you indeed can not find the proper classification. In iAbrasive.com, the products in the category of “Other” will be show in the button of product listing. Also, iAbrasive.com will make adjustment for current categories & attributes irregularly for this category. For example, add some new or hide some current ones, etc. You are warm welcome to share your opinions with us if you have different views about the Category & Attribute explained here. We will read your feedbacks carefully. Thanks a lot. Email: s@iabrasive.com

Category & Attribute of Non-Woven Abrasives in iAbrasive.com

Non-Woven Abrasives are a kind of flexible abrasives with three-dimensional structure and high elasticity, made by non-woven textile backing, abrasive grains and bonding agent. The most commonly used abrasive grains are aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. Different abrasive grains and grits can make different types of products with various shapes, dimensions and applications. In many countries, Non-woven Abrasives is a separate category; in China, non-woven abrasives also have made great success during the last 10 years.

By referring to the classifications of Northern for American market and that of 3M, iAbrasive.com makes classification for Non-woven Abrasives as following:

As is shown in Figure 1, in iAbrasive.com, Non-Woven Abrasives consists of 7 sub-categories.

Ⅰ. Hand Pads
Type: Hand Pads, Sanding Sponge
Product Color: Black, Blue, Brown, Beige, Dark Brown, Gray, Green, Gold, Maroon, Red, Tan, White, Other.
Abrasive Grain: No Grain, Aluminum Oxide, White Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Specialty.
Grade: No Grit, Extra Coarse (12-40), Coarse (50-80), Medium (100-150), Fine (180-220), Very Fine (240-360), Ultra Fine (400-600), Micro Fine (800-1200)
Materials Abraded: Ceramic, Chrome, Fibreglass, Glass, Metal, Nickel, Nonferrous Metal, Plastics, Plywood, Stainless, Titanium, Tantalum, Wood, Zinc, Universal, Other

Ⅱ. Non-woven Rolls
Non-woven rolls can be cut into hand pads, so the attributes of product color, abrasive grain, grade and materials abraded are same as that of Hand Pads.
Width: 50-230mm

Ⅲ. Non-Woven Discs
Non-woven discs are used on angle grinder, straight grinder and sanding disc grinder. The attributes of product color, abrasive grain, grade and materials abraded are same as that of Hand Pads.
Diameter: 20-300mm
Fastening Type: None, Hook & Loop, Quick Change, Arbor Hole, Other.

Ⅳ. Non-Woven Wheels
It refers to wheel-shaped abrasives made of any non-wovens, used on angle grinder, straight grinder, air die grinder, grinding wheel, etc. The attributes of product color, abrasive grain, grade and materials abraded are same as that of Hand Pads.
Type: Clean & Strip Wheel, Convolute Wheel, Unitized Wheel, Specialty.
Diameter: 25-400mm

V. Non-Woven Belts
The attributes of product color, abrasive grain, grade and materials abraded are same as that of Hand Pads.
Width: 3-150mm

Ⅵ. Non-Woven Flap Wheels
The attributes of product color, abrasive grains, grade and materials abraded are same as that of Hand Pads.
Shape: Shank Mounted, Tread Mounted, Arbor Holes, Interleaved
Diameter: 25-500mm

Ⅶ. Non-Woven Specialties
Such as non-woven hand pads with shank, non-woven segments, etc.
iAbrasive.com has not digged further attributions of non-woven abrasives much deeper, and the adjustment will be made when needed according to the number of the postings.

Warm Notice:
iAbrasive.com strongly believes that you’d better not put your product into the category of “Other”, unless you indeed can not find the proper classification. In iAbrasive.com, the products in the category of “Other” will be show in the button of product listing. Also, iAbrasive.com will make adjustment for current categories & attributes irregularly for this category. For example, add some new or hide some current ones, etc. You are warm welcome to share your opinions with us if you have different views about the Category & Attribute explained here. We will read your feedbacks carefully. Thanks a lot. Email: s@iabrasive.com

Category & Attribute of Abrasive Grains in iAbrasive.com

Abrasive grains function as media in the process of grinding, lapping and buffing, and they are manufactured into certain grits to cut the extra materials of certain products. In iAbrasive.com (www.iabrasive.com), there are 18 main categories totally, and four of them are related to abrasive grits: Abrasive Grains, Superhard Materials, Sand Blasters & Media, Mass Finishing & Media,  Buffing & Polishing.

By referring to the websites of home and abroad, related products manuals and the customer online searching hobbies, iAbrasive.com holds the view that the abrasives that are used to manufacture common abrasive tools such as vitrified wheels, resin-bonded abrasives, sanding sheets and sanding belts should be included in the category ofAbrasive Grains; the abrasives that are used to manufacture super abrasive tools and diamond tools such as diamond wheels, cBN wheels, diamond blades etc. should be included in the category of Superhard Materials ; loose abrasives that are used for sand blasting and shot penning should be included in the category of Sand Blasters & Media; abrasive chips that are used for blasting and buffing in large functioning area should be included in the category of Mass Finishing & Media, as for the doubt that whether abrasive chips should belong to abrasive tools or abrasive grains, we do not make further discussion here, iAbrasive.com just currently put them in this category; polishing compound and powder should be put in the same category with where cloth and sisal wheels stay–Buffing & Polishing, in the view of iAbrasive.com. This article is mainly about the category and attribute of abrasive grains.

As shown in Figure 1, Abrasive Grains are sub-classified into 7 secondary categories in iAbrasive.com. In fact, aluminium oxide and silicon carbon are in the largest amount for supplying and demanding in this category, so Aluminum Oxide is sub-classified into 7 further levels; Silicon Carbide is sub-classified into 2 further levels. In every final level, there are related attributes and values. For example, although Aluminum Oxide is included in the category of Abrasive Grains, it’s not the final level; while Brown Fused Alumina is the final classification, so it has related attributes and values; Zirconia Alumina is the secondary as well as final classification of Abrasive Grains. The main attributes ofAbrasive Grains are as following.

Form: Block, Grain, Powder
Particle Shape: Angular, Rounded, Sharp, Cubic, Irregular, Other.
Grading System: ANSI, FEPA, JIS, ISO, GB/T, SAE, Other
Available Size: Customized
Features: Low Heat-treated, High heat-treated, Surface Treated, Ultra-Fine
Application: Bonded Abrasives, Coated Abrasives, Blasting, Polishing/lapping, Refractory, Wire Sawing, etc.
Zirconia Content: Approx.40%, Approx.25%, Approx.10%, Other
Materials: Corundum, Emery,Flint, Garnet, etc.

Remark:
Form: iAbrasive users can select by the size of abrasive grits. It can also be interpreted as the raw material block, coarse powder, or micro powder.
Particle Shape: Different processing methods vary the particle shapes. As for the bulk density, the densest in Rounded shape, then comes second in Angular, and the least inSharp; Cubic is unique for monocrystalline alumina; shape that is unable to define can be selected by Irregular; trying not to select Other as possible as you can.
Grading System: As it is well known, there are different grading systems in different countries. ANSI: American National Standards Institute; FEPA: The Florida Emergency Preparedness Association; JIS: Japanese Industrial Standards; ISO: International Standardization Organization; SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Available Size: Based on above selected grading system, it is filled in and customized by users themselves. For example, if you choose FEPA and your products are used for bonded abrasives, then you can type F12-F1200. Here, the exact value is completely customized by the individual enterprise according to their real situations. If you can not offer micro powder but F4-F220, then just type F4-F220.
Features: It is unique for Brown Fused Alumina. If you post product under any other categories, this value will not appear.
Applications: It is multi-choice; however, iAbrasive.com thinks that the best choice(s) is the one(s) that can make the best expression for your products. More choices or more irrelative choices do not equal to more visibility. Or sometimes even leave a dishonesty expression to buyers.
Zirconia Content: This is unique for Zirconia Alumina and is customized.
Materials: This is unique for Corundum; if posting garnet, just simply select Garnet here.

Category & Attribute of Bonded Abrasives in iAbrasive.com

Bonded Abrasives are a kind of tools that are made by abrasive grains and bonding agent, with a certain shape and grinding ability. Usually, according to different abrasive grains, they are divided into ordinary bonded abrasives which are made by conventional abrasives (Aluminium Oxide, Silicon Carbide) and superhard bonded abrasives which are made by superhard abrasives (Diamond, cBN); or, according to different bonding agent, they are divided into vitrified bond, resin bond, rubber bond, metal bond, etc. Based on actual situation, in iAbrasive.com (www.iabrasive.com), they are included in the category ofBonded Abrasives, made by conventional abrasive grains, and there is no metal bond type to choose from. Suparhard bonded abrasives are included in another independent main category of iAbrasive.com, namely Super Abrasives.

As shown in Figure 1, Bonded Abrasives is sub-classified into 7 further levels in iAbrasive.com. It’s not hard to see that, iAbrasive.com takes shape as the criterion; it is also in conformity with the principle of intuitive and universal. Cut-off & Grinding Wheels is further classified into two more levels within these by shape and application; the same goes for Mounted Points, also with two further levels.

Ⅰ. Grinding Wheels

There is a great variety of grinding wheels, but here, no further sub-categories within them, why? Because in the industry, there are different opinions about it, some classify them by model, some by bonding agent, and some by application. So, iAbrasive.com complies with the principle that when users add products they can identify their unique products by different attributes illustrated as following.

The mains characteristics of grinding wheels are determined by abrasive grains, grit size, bonding agent, hardness, structure, shape, diameter, etc., so iAbrasive.com set following attribute fields for grinding wheels:

Shape: Straight, Cylinder, Tapered, Recessed, Straight Cup, Flaring Cup, Dish, Relieved, Disc / Ring, Other
Diameter: Common diameters 10mm-1200mm are available to choose from;
Application: Cylindrical/ Centerless, Internal/ Bores, Surface/ Creepfeed, Toolroom/ Sharpening, Cutting-off, Snagging, Polishing, Specialty
Abrasive Grain: Aluminum Oxide, White Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia Alumina, Ceramic Aluminum Oxide, Boron Carbide, Natural Abrasives, Combination, Other
Grits: 16-220
Bonding Agent: Vitrified, Resin, Resin Reinforced, Rubber, Rubber Reinforced, Magnesite, Shellac, Plastic, PVA, Other
Hardness: Soft, Medium, Hard
Structure: Dense, Open
Work Condition: Dry, Wet, Dry/ Wet

Seen from above attributes, it’s not hard to see that, Shape does not cover all existing values, only the most commonly used shapes are listed, neither for Diameter which does not contain the value over 1200mm, these will be further adjusted according to data; ForHardness and Structure, the reason for not being marked by letters or numbers is that, there is not a universally accepted standard for each country, so here they are indicated by words for rough screening.

Ⅱ. Cut-off & Grinding Wheels

Cut-off & Grinding Wheels are the most consumable products within bonded abrasives, and they appear as one main category independently in many product catalogues and websites. Based on actual situation, and in order to avoid misunderstanding, iAbrasive.com classifies them under Bonded Abrasives. Because the quantity is so huge, iAbrasive.com further classifies them into Straight Cutting Wheels and Depressed Center Wheels, their attributes have both similarities and differences, details of which are as following:

Diameter: Common diameters 10mm-1200mm are available to choose from;
Abrasive Grain: Aluminum Oxide, White Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia Alumina, Ceramic Aluminum Oxide, Combination, Other
Grits: 24-120
Style: High Speed, Chop Saw, Portable Saw, Stationary, Thin(<2mm), Circular Saw, Street Saw, Gas Saw, For Rail
Materials Abraded: Aluminum, Brass/ Bronze, Cast Iron, Cast Steel, Ceramic, Chrome, Gray Casting, Glass, Nickel Alloy, Plastics, Steel/ Steel Alloys, Stainless, Stone/ Masonry, Titanium, Universal, Other
Type: Grinding Wheels, Cutting-off Wheels, Combo

Style is specially set for Straight Cutting Wheels, and it is a multiple choice, users can select according to their products features. Type is specially set for Depressed Center Wheels, because there are grinding wheels, cut-off wheels, as well combo wheels for both grinding and cutting-off, all in depressed center shape. Materials Abraded is also a multiple choice, iAbrasive.com does not suggest selecting all values, while if the supplier does think all the listed materials are applicable, Universal can be selected. Selecting the most appropriate one or several materials abraded may improve product visibility; on the contrary, selecting all values for one product may result in lower ranking in screening, decreasing product visibility, and leaving a dishonesty impression to buyers.

Ⅲ．Mounted Points

Mounted Points can be introduced individually, but in the actual supply and demand, they usually appear in sets. So, iAbrasive.com further classifies Mounted Points into Mounted Points and Mounted Point Set. The attributes and values are described as following by iAbrasive.com:

Shape: Ball, Cone, Cone-Ball Nosed, Countersink 60° 60, Cylinder, Cylinder-Ball nosed, Inverted Cone, Other
Head Diameter: 1.5mm-75mm
Shank Diameter: 2.5mm-10mm
Abrasive Grain: Aluminum Oxide, White Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia Alumina, Ceramic Aluminum Oxide, Combination, Other
Grits: 16-220
Bonding Agent: Vitrified, Resin, Rubber, Shellac, Plastic, PVA, Other
Hardness: Soft, Medium, Hard
Number of Piece: 8-100

There are various mounted points, such as vitrified ones, rubber ones, etc. and suppliers may select by different abrasive grains and bonding agent; There is also a great many of shapes for mounted points, but no uniform symbols for each company, so iAbrasive only list the most popular shapes for selecting. Number of Piece is specially set for Mounted Point Set, with the most popular piece numbers for selecting.

Ⅳ. Hone/ Sharpening Stone

Hone/ sharpening stones are strip-shaped boned abrasives made by abrasive grains and bonding agent. During the machining process, they usually need lubricating oils. They are generally used for manual sharpening for cutting tools & accessories, or clamped on machine tools for honing or super-finishing. Hone/ sharpening stones are either natural or synthetic, with various shapes. iAbrasive.com does not make further classification within them, still, using following attributes for differentiating:

Type: Abrasive File, Bench Stone, Water Stone, Honing Stick, Rubbing Brick, Slip/Slip Stone, Specialty
Shape: Rectangular, Square, Round, Half Round, Triangle, Wedge, Specialty
Dimension: Customized
Abrasive Grain: Aluminum Oxide, Boron Carbide, White Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia Alumina, Ceramic Aluminum Oxide, Arkansas Stone, India Stone, Combination, Other
Bonding Agent: None, Vitrified, Resin, Rubber, Other
Coarseness: Coarse /Metal Removal, Medium/ Deburring, Fine /Stoning, Extra Fine/ Superfinishing, Combination Grits
Application: Internal /Bores, Flat Surfaces, Shafts/ Connecting Rods, Wheel Dresser/ Dressing Tool, Specialty

It’s worth mentioning that grit size is not easy to confirm, so here this field and value don’t appear, while replaced by Coarseness. There are other more applications besides above mentioned ones, which are only industrial applications but still not complete, we will further adjust according to data and buyers buying situations.

Ⅴ. Grinding Segments

Grinding Segments are blocky bonded abrasives make by abrasive grains and bonding agent. The majority is made by aluminum oxide or silicon carbide and resin; also some are made by ceramic aluminum oxide and magnesite. Usually, several segments are fixed on the chuck of a grinding wheel as an assembly; there is a certain distance between each segment for easy thermal dissipation and chip removal. iAbrasive.com tries to satisfy all suppliers’ posted products as possible as we can, collecting current existing bonding agents and abrasive grains as the attributes and values, details of which are as following:

Shape: 3101, 3102, 310, 3104, 3105, 3109, Specialty
Dimension: Customized
Abrasive Grain: Aluminum Oxide, Boron Carbide, White Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia Alumina, Ceramic Aluminum Oxide, Combination, Other
Bonding Agent: Vitrified, Resin, Magnesite, Other

The Shape symbols here are only applicable on iAbrasive.com. When posting products, suppliers can click to select by skeleton diagram.

Ⅵ. Cones & Plugs

Compared with mounted points, Cones & Plugs don’t have handles. As a kind of bonded abrasives, they do exist in many products catalogue and websites in many countries, although the quantity is much smaller inChina. iAbrasive.com also show them up as one sub-category here.

Shape: Round, Taper, Square, Cylindrical, Other
Diameter: 25mm-70mm
Grit: 16, 20, 24, Other

Ⅶ. Other Bonded Abrasives

Simply selecting this category without careful thinking is strongly discouraged by iAbrasive.com, unless you do ensure that your product is ordinary bonded abrasive but above mentioned six categories all do not match, because products in this category will show in the bottom of this category listing.