The Right Type Of Diamond Blade To Use

A Diamond Saw Blade is a saw blade which has diamonds fixed on the blade's base to use the diamonds to cut hard or abrasive materials

. There are a lot of types of diamond blades, and they have been applied in many industries, for example, construction industry to cut stone, concrete, asphalt, bricks, glass and ceramics, IT industry to cut semiconductor materials, and gem industry to gem stones including diamonds.

This article will help a concrete saw user determine the right type of diamond blade to use for cutting poured concrete.Determine the age of the concrete you will be cutting. Concrete hardens as it ages. Concrete that is a few hours old is called "green concrete". Green concrete is soft but abrasive. Older or "cured concrete" is less abrasive but much harder. The blade should match the type of concrete you will be cutting.Determine the type of aggregate used in the concrete. The harder the aggregate, the harder the concrete. Sandstone and limestone tend to be soft. Marble and dolomite are moderately hard. River rock and granite are very hard. Quartz and basalt are extreme hard. If you don't know the type of aggregate used, consult an aggregate map of the United States. Aggregate usually comes from local quarries so the aggregate map will give you an idea of how hard the concrete is in your area.



Diamond blades can be categorized by their shapes, uses, and making methods.If categorized by their shapes, diamond blades have types of circular saw blades, gang saw blades and band saw blades.Circular diamond saw blades are very commonly sighted and possibly the most widely used. Usually said diamond blades are of this type.A diamond gang saw blade is a long steel plate with diamond segments welded on it. Normally, a group (tens or even hundreds) of diamond gang diamond saw blades are used together to saw raw stone blocks.A diamond band saw blade is a flexible closed steel band with diamonds fixed (often via the electroplating method) on the teeth of one side of the band.

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