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Type & Dimensions




   Type:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Abrasive File
 
     Abrasive files are bonded abrasive blocks that are available in various shapes and used in hand-filing applications. They may also have an integral handle.
 
   Benchstone
 
     Benchstones are flat, rectangular stones used to sharpen tools on a bench.
 
   Hand Hone
 
     Hand hones (diamond hones) are designed for offhand honing of ground cutting-tool edges.
 
   Honing Stick / Tool
 
     Honing sticks or honing tools are used for finishing internal bores. Special honing tool configurations are available for honing cylindrical surfaces (OD) or other specialized shapes.
 
   Rubbing Brick
 
     Rubbing bricks are used for surface cleaning or reconditioning, as well as for grinding wheel dressing.  They usually consist of coarse, serrated stone blocks.
 
   Slip / Slipstone
 
     Slips or slipstones are sharpening stones that are used to hone the inner radius of a cutting tool, chisel or gouge.
 
   Other
 
     Other specialty, proprietary or patented abrasives or abrasive products.
 
   Search Logic:      All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.
   Length:
 
     The product's length.
 
   Search Logic:      User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.
   Width / OD:
 
     The product's width or outer diameter (OD).
 
   Search Logic:      User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.
   Height:
 
     The product's height.
 
   Search Logic:      User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.
   Thickness:
 
     The product's thickness.
 
   Search Logic:      User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.
Abrasive Grain / Stone Type




   Abrasive Grain / Stone Type:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Aluminum Oxide
 
     Aluminum oxide is the most common industrial mineral in use today. Fused aluminum oxide is produced synthetically by melting bauxite and additive in an arc furnace to form a fused aluminum oxide ingots, which are later crushed and sized. The various types of fused aluminum oxides are distinguished by the levels of chemical impurities remaining in the fused mineral. Titanium and chromium oxides are typical additives. Fused aluminum oxide is available in several variations depending on composition and processing such as white (high purity), brown or regular (titanium oxide modified) and pink (chromium oxide additions). Titanium oxide additions can toughen the abrasive and enable heat treating process, which changes brown aluminum oxide to a blue colored grain as titania precipitates form. Aluminum oxide abrasives are also produced with chemical precursors and precipitation, calcination and/or sintering processes. Calcined or platelet aluminas as used in fine grit or polishing applications.  Sol-gel aluminum oxide is produced in using chemical ceramic technology, but this abrasive has very high performance and is usually referred to as Ceramic abrasive grain to distinguish the grain from lower performing fused aluminum oxide.  Aluminum oxide occurs naturally in the form of the mineral corundum, but the mineral is not used as a commercial abrasive except as a component of emery.
 
   Arkansas Stone
 
     Arkansas stone (novaculite) is a natural stone product that is quarried from mines in the state of Arkansas.
 
   Ceramic
 
     Ceramic abrasives typically consist of aluminum oxide (with or without additional modifiers) and are produced using a sol-gel and sintering process. Ceramic processing results in a hard, dense abrasive with an extremely fine crystal size and outstanding grinding performance on a variety of workpiece materials.
 
   Silicon Carbide
 
     Silicon carbide (SiC) is a synthetic abrasive that was first developed in the late 1800s. It is harder than aluminum oxide, but more friable than grains of fused aluminum oxide. Typically, silicon carbide is used with nonferrous materials such as brass, aluminum, or titanium. The high solubility of carbon and silicon in iron would cause silicon carbide to react with an iron base alloy and result in poor grinding performance. 

Levels and types of impurities distinguish the green and black forms of silicon carbide. SiC's sharp and easily fractured abrasive grains are used for abrading other non-metals such as the stone, glass, wood, and leather. Like diamond, silicon carbide is susceptible to oxidation at higher temperatures.
 
   India Stone
 
     India stone is a tough, hard aluminum-oxide or ceramic stone product.
 
   Waterstone
 
     Waterstone is a soft sharpening stone that is used with water.  Waterstones may require more frequent resurfacing.
 
   Superabrasive - Diamond
 
     Synthetic diamond is produced synthetically in a high-temperature, high-pressure process anvil press. Diamond is s superabrasive grain with the highest known hardness and a cubic crystal structure. Diamond is used for grinding nonferrous metals, ceramics, glass, stone, and building materials. Diamond is not useful in grinding steel or ferrous alloys, however, because carbon and diamond readily dissolve or react with iron. Diamond pastes are useful in ferrous polishing or lapping applications where heat and reactivity are not a factor. Like silicon carbide (SiC), diamond is susceptible to oxidation at higher temperatures
 
   Superabrasive - CBN
 
     Cubic boron nitride (CBN) is a superabrasive grain with hardness second to diamond, and a cubic crystal structure. CBN provides superior grinding performance on carbon and alloy steel. CBN is produced synthetically in a high-temperature, high-pressure process anvil press a process similar to synthetic diamond production.
 
   Other
 
     Other specialty, proprietary or patented abrasive grain, grit or abrasive material.
 
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   Combination?
 
     Sharpening stones or system consist of several different stone types or grades in the same product.
 
   Search Logic:      "Required" and "Must Not Have" criteria limit returned matches as specified. Products with optional attributes will be returned for either choice.
Coarseness & Applications




   Coarseness:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Coarse - Sharpening / Metal Removal
 
     Coarse or extra coarse abrasive products are designed or suitable for rough or initial sharpening of the cutting edges of knives, blades or other cutting tools.
 
   Medium - Sharpening / Deburring
 
     Abrasive products with medium coarseness are used for medium sharpening or deburring. Deburring is the removal of burrs or sharp edges from machining, casting or other manufacturing processes.
 
   Fine - Stoning
 
     Abrasive products with fine coarseness are used for stoning or intermediate finishing between medium sharpening and final honing.

 
 
   Extra Fine - Honing / Superfinishing
 
     Extra fine, very fine or ultrafine abrasive products are designed for honing or imparting the proper surface finish to a part's surface. Honing, lapping, super finishing and polishing are all considered finishing operations.
 
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   Applications:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Flat Surfaces
 
     Abrasive products are designed or suitable for Blanchard, surface or creepfeed grinding applications.
 
   Internal / Bores
 
     Internal grinding uses smaller diameter wheels or abrasive products for grinding or finishing the surface on a part's inner diameter (ID).
 
   Shafts / Connecting Rods
 
     Tool or sticks suited for honing, lapping or superfinishing of precision shafts, connecting rods or other precision cylindrical surfaces.
 
   Specialty / Other
 
     Abrasive products designed or suitable for other specialty, proprietary or patented applications.
 
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Grit Size




   Grit Size:
 
     Grit size applies to products that use abrasive grains held in a matrix, or which are bonded to a surface (e.g., coated abrasives, MSL superabrasives, vitrified grinding wheels, dressing sticks, honing stones or grit dressers). Grit sizes are based on ANSI, FEPA, JIS or proprietary grading systems. These grading system standards define a grit size through specified upper and lower limits at certain points in the size distribution.
 
   Search Logic:      User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria.
   Grading / Grit System:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   ANSI - Bonded
 
     ANSI (Bonded) is a U.S. grading or grit-size standards for abrasive grains used in bonded abrasives or grinding wheels.
 
   FEPA - F
 
     FEPA is a European grading or grit-size standards for abrasive grains used in bonded abrasives or grinding wheels.
 
   JIS
 
     JIS is a Japanese grading or grit-size standards for abrasive grains.
 
   Micron Graded
 
     Micron-graded is a very-fine abrasive grain that is graded to micron-size ranges, usually based an average particle size.
 
   Specialty / Other
 
     Other unlisted, proprietary, or specialized grading or grit system.
 
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Features




   Features & Bond Type:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   None / Mineral Stone
 
     Products, such as natural mineral stone, do not have a bonding system.
 
   Metal
 
     There is a metal bond between the abrasive grains and a metal substrate.  Metal bond systems are used mainly for superabrasive or tungsten carbide grit products. There are three main types: sintered, MSL and electroplated. Sintered metal bond systems are used when a thicker layer of superabrasive is required. Metal single layer (MSL) wheels consists of a specialized braze layer that forms a single layer of superabrasive and bond. The electroplated bond system is used to produce fine-grit superabrasive products. 
 
   Resin / Resinoid
 
     Bonded abrasive products use a resin or resinoid bond system between the abrasive grains.
 
   Rubber / Rubberized
 
     Bonded abrasive product use a rubber or elastomer bond system between the abrasive grains.
 
   Vitrified
 
     Bonded abrasive product use a vitrified or glass bond system between the abrasive grains.
 
   Other
 
     Other specialty, proprietary or patented bond type.
 
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