How do you select the right abrasive for your application? With so many abrasive options and so many materials, choosing the right abrasive for a metalworking application can be difficult. Since aluminum is such a widely machined material, in this video, we've focused specifically on what abrasive wheels are best for cutting, grinding and cleaning aluminum.
What Can Be Challenging About Aluminum?
Aluminum can be a challenging metal to work with due to its lower melting temperature. The lower melting temperature can cause abrasives to load, reducing the efficiency of cutting and metal removal of grinding wheels and flap discs. Also, aluminum can expand twice as much as steel when heated, resulting in warping and bending. Utilizing abrasives specifically designed for aluminum can improve both your productivity and efficiency, as they create less friction and therefore reduce the risk of an aluminum workpiece reaching a heat that can cause a gummy buildup on the surface.
What Abrasive Wheels Are Best For Aluminum?
Weiler Abrasives has a wide range of aluminum cutting, grinding, and cleaning solutions that can be utilized to reduce operator fatigue, provide faster more accurate cuts, and deliver the best cost to cut return on your investment. Weiler Abrasive's Tiger line of abrasive solutions delivers high performance on aluminum:
- Non-loading formula keeps the wheel from gumming up, allowing operators to get more work done in less time without compromising durability.
- Silicon carbide and aluminum oxide blend delivers a consistently high cut rate throughout the life of the wheel.
- Extended wheel life on aluminum reduces changeovers and lowers cost of use.
- Contaminant-free wheels deliver a worry-free solution for aluminum application.
Tiger Aluminum Cutting Wheels
Tiger Aluminum Cutting Wheels are specifically designed for high performance cutting on aluminum. These wheels blend abrasive grains with Weiler Abrasive’s non-loading formula, resulting in a fast and consistent cut rate on aluminum.
Tiger Aluminum Grinding Wheels
Tiger Aluminum Grinding Wheels are specifically designed for high performance grinding and extended wheel life on aluminum. These wheels blend abrasive grains with Weiler Abrasive’s non-loading formula, resulting in a fast and consistent cut rate on aluminum.
Tiger Aluminum Combo Wheels
Tiger Aluminum Combo Wheels deliver true flexibility and efficiency when switching between cutting and grinding aluminum applications. These wheels blend abrasive grains with Weiler Abrasive's non-loading formula, resulting in a fast and consistent cut rate on aluminum.
Tiger Aluminum Flap Discs
Tiger Aluminum Flap Discs offer an innovative paired flap design that delivers high performance grinding on aluminum. The top flaps are coated to eliminate loading and allow the disc to maintain a high cut-rate, while the alternating flaps aggressively remove material with self-sharpening zirconia aluminum grains. This unique paired flap design delivers the ultimate combination of high-performance grinding for aluminum at an exceptional value.
For additional assistance selecting the right Weiler Abrasives for your application, contact the A&M Metalworking Team.
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