There are lots of different types of diamond saw blades. Understanding the way various kinds of diamond blades work is very important when choosing a blade for a particular job.
How diamond blades work.
Diamonds are extremely hard and are capable of grinding away relatively less hard materials like concrete, stone and masonry.
Diamond blades have a segmented or continuous cutting rim made of tiny diamonds embedded into a "matrix". These tiny diamonds eventually crack and break away, so the matrix is designed to wear at a similar pace allowing fresh new diamonds to constantly be exposed throughout the life of the blade.
Softer materials like asphalt are more abrasive than harder materials such as concrete. This means that a blade designed to cut asphalt needs to have a harder matrix to stand up to asphalt's abrasive properties.
Diamond blades have a segmented or continuous cutting rim made of tiny diamonds embedded into a "matrix". These tiny diamonds eventually crack and break away, so the matrix is designed to wear at a similar pace allowing fresh new diamonds to constantly be exposed throughout the life of the blade.
Softer materials like asphalt are more abrasive than harder materials such as concrete. This means that a blade designed to cut asphalt needs to have a harder matrix to stand up to asphalt's abrasive properties.
The general rule:
Harder materials require a softer matrix and softer materials require a harder matrix.
Diamond blade applications.
There are specific types of diamond blades for cutting each of the following materials:
- Green Concrete (Freshly laid un-cured concrete)
- Asphalt
- Brick
- Masonry Block
- Paver Blocks
- Cured Concrete
- Reinforced Cured Concrete
- Refractory
- Glass
Diamond Blades in action
Diamond Blade Informational Sites
- Wikipedia entry for diamond blades.
- A simple explanation of diamond blades.
- Husqvarna diamond blade line
- Details and pictures of the Husqvarna power cutter diamond blade line direct from Husqvarna.
- DiamondBlades.org
- This is my site. An interactive program to help you find the right diamond blades is in development for this site, but it hasn't launched quite yet (soon).
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