When it comes to industrial abrasives, performance and precision are everything. This United Abrasives Application Guide, available exclusively through A&M Industrial, is an essential tool for professionals in metal fabrication, construction, welding, and automotive repair who want to select the best abrasive solution for every task. Whether you're cutting, grinding, blending, or finishing, United Abrasives has a comprehensive lineup of high-performance abrasives designed for specific applications and materials.
Choosing the correct abrasive product enhances safety, improves efficiency, and extends the life of your tools and materials. Here's a breakdown of the most popular United Abrasives categories and their ideal applications:
United Abrasives Thin Cut-Off Wheels are ideal for fast, clean cuts in pipes, tubes, rebar, sheet metal, bolts, and more. Type 1 wheels offer superior operator feel and control, while Type 27 wheels provide flush and straighter cuts with a higher safety margin.
United Abrasives Flap Discs are perfect for grinding and blending welds, deburring edges, and surface preparation. Flap discs allow you to grind and blend light welds in one pass, clean up welding spatter, break edges on heavier plate, and prepare surfaces for painting on heavier weldments commonly associated with heavy equipment manufacturing, farm machinery, and truck frame fabrication.
United Abrasives Fiber Discs are engineered for blending welds on sheet metal and light structural steel parts, removing spatter, and breaking edges. These abrasive discs are especially effective for preparing metal surfaces before polishing or painting.
United Abrasives Hook & Loop and PSA Paper Discs offer quick-change functionality and long-lasting performance. Hook & Loop and PSA Paper Discs provide long lasting performance and fast removal rates for fine finishing of auto body, wood, metal, and marine applications.
United Abrasives 1/4" Grinding Wheels are versatile, go-to products ideal for weld prep and clean up applications. Weld preparation applications include beveling edges and fitting up or grinding pieces to fit prior to welding. Weld clean up applications include grinding welds down to an acceptable size, removing weld spatter, and cleaning edges of torch or plasma cut plate.
United Abrasives Laminated Discs are used for aggressive grinding and deburring on carbon steel, stainless steel, and non-ferrous metals—great for maintenance and repair operations.
United Abrasives Wire Wheels and Brushes are used to remove rust, paint, slag, and discoloration from welding. Wire wheels and brushes are also great for cleaning pipe interiors and prepping surfaces before welding.
United Abrasives Chop Saw Wheels and Gas Saw Wheels are heavy-duty abrasive wheels used to cut angle iron, threaded rod, concrete, rebar, and roof decking. Gas saw wheels are also effective on PVC and stone materials in rugged job site conditions.
Need help choosing the right abrasive? A&M Industrial’s experienced metalworking team is ready to help match the perfect United Abrasives solution to your specific job requirements. From construction and fabrication to automotive and marine repair, A&M and United Abrasives deliver products designed for high performance, safety, and durability.
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