Preliminary Test Results

The information depicted in the charts below represents the results of preliminary testing performed by Gator Diamond, Inc.   Reasonable efforts were made to obtain accurate and reliable readings; however, no warranty or guarantee of performance is implied by these results.

Material Removal Rate (mrr) for BK-7, Quartz, Silicon

 

 

 

 

 

 



Chart Legend

mrr  Material Removal Rate measured in microns removed per 10-minute grinding operation.
 A higher mrr is desirable - indicating a faster grinding rate.
G/10 The ratio of work-removal-rate to grinding-material removal rate is the G-Factor.  This number is G-Factor divided by 10.
A higher G-Factor indicates that the grinding pellet will last longer.
Conc/10 The diamond grit concentration in the pellet.

 

Value The overall value of the grinding pellet, when considering all other factors.

What this chart shows is that, when diamond grit concentration is kept constant, the Material Removal Rate is inversely proportional to the hardness of the work material.

 

Material Removal Rate (mrr) vs Grit & Hardness

In this chart, the Material Removal Rate for increasingly hard materials is compared to the size of the diamond grit (in microns) used in the grinding pellets.

In general, to obtain optimum grinding efficiency, the size of the diamond grit should be decreased as the hardness of the work material increases.

For More Information

The information in this section has been abbreviated  to conserve space.

Gator Diamond, Inc. has prepared a Technical Bulletin which provides detailed test results and graphs, as well as additional information about our products.

To receive a free copy of this informative booklet, contact us at the address provided on our Contact Us page.