Typical Applications & Uses of Abrasives

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS & USES OF ABRASIVES

Followings are the typical applications of abrasive:

• Buffing: The buffing is polishing & smoothening a workpiece surface using an abrasives wheel or Buffing products. Buffing removes roughcasting, pits, and solemn or slight scratches, on any type of metal.
• Honing: Honing is an abrasive machining process that provides a sharp surface on a metal (example: Knife) by scrubbing an abrasive grinding stone or grinding wheel.
• Drilling: Drilling is a cutting method that uses a drill bit to cut a circular cross-section hole in solid (metal, wood) materials.
• Grinding: Grinding is an abrasive machining process that uses a grinding wheel as the cutting tool. A Grinding wheel is an abrasive tool with thousands of cutting points on its surface to achieve precise finishes.
• Polishing: Polishing is a finishing process for smoothing a workpiece's surface using an abrasive wheel or a leather strop. Mainly polishing refers to methods that use an abrasive that is glued to the polishing wheel.
• Cutting: The cutting tool, as the name implies, is used in machining technology for cutting operations. A cutting tool is a sharp-edged device to shear off the excess material layer from the workpiece to give it the perfect shape and finishing.
• Sharpening: Sharpening creates a sharp edge on a tool using abrasives of finishing or designed for cutting.