COATED ABRASIVES / 55 www.flexovit.com ABRASIVE GRAIN TYPES The ideal abrasive grain offers maximum resistance to wear, yet fractures before serious dulling occurs, to satisfy stock removal and finishing requirements. FLEXBRITE NON-WOVEN ABRASIVES Flexbrite is made using “non-woven” nylon fibers evenly impregnated with abrasive grain joined using synthetic resins. This structure forms a 3D abrasive material. Created as a finishing tool for operations where no material need be removed, it is particularly suitable for polishing, or to reduce the roughness of a surface. Flexbrite starts where other abrasives finish, for buffing, cleaning and finishing. Available with either silicon carbide or aluminium oxide grain, depending on the needs of the applications. • Evenly wearing grain provides a consistent, uniform finish • Open mesh structure enables heat and dust particles to escape instead of building up on the workpiece, reducing smearing, discolouration and costly rework • One product can be used for multiple applications, reducing overall consumable cost • Reduces loading for longer product life • Can be used wet or dry for best performance • Conforms to contours and irregular surfaces • Won’t remove or damage the baseline material, retaining part integrity when removing surface contaminants or burrs These advantages make Flexbrite an excellent alternative to wire brushes and steel wool. Use Flexbrite products to produce eye catching finishes in a number of applications. GRAIN TYPE BOND / TOUGHNESS STRUCTURE PROPERTIES / WEAR PROPERTIES SILICONE CARBIDE (SIC) Very hard / less tough Crystalline Sharp-edged, brittle, highly friable / micro wear ALUMINIUM OXIDE Hard / tough Crystalline, irregular Wedge-shaped, block grain, even wear ZIRCONIA ALUMINA Hard / very tough Crystalline, even Wedge-shaped, block, drop formed grit / micro wear, self-sharpening CERAMIC ALUMINIUM OXIDE Hard / very tough Micro crystalline Sharp-edged, pointed grit / micro wear, self sharpening WHY USE FLEXBRITE? COATED ABRASIVES
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