Abrasives
                      ABRASIVES
A Type Of Hard Material
What is Abrasive?
An abrasive is a type of very hard material and it can be used in many different ways at 
home, in industry, and in technology.
Abrasives are used to finish or shape a work piece.
Rubbing the abrasive on the workpiece leads to part of the workpiece being worn away. 
When finishing a material it is often thought of as a means to polish the material to gain a 
smooth surface or even reflective surface; however some finishes require roughening as in 
beaded, matte or satin finishes.
Abrasion Mechanism
Different kinds of abrasives are made for different jobs. Generally abrasives can be classified 
into synthetic or natural.
Natural abrasives are minerals or rocks of great hardness, which are born in the earth’s 
crust and are extracted and processed to manufacture abrasive tools. They are used to give 
shape or finish to a piece, or other materials of lesser hardness, through friction or rubbing.
Synthetic abrasives, on the other hand, are the product of considerable processing of raw 
materials or chemical precursors; they include silicon carbide, synthetic diamond, and 
alumina (a synthetic form of corundum).
Abrasion Mechanism
Both synthetic and natural Abrasives can be found in a  wide variety of shapes, they 
are often coated or bonded abrasives including grinding wheels, blocks, discs, belts, 
rods, loose grain and sheets.
Bonded Abrasives
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01 Bonded Abrasives
Bonded Abrasives are an abrasive 
material contained within a matrix. 
Bonded Abrasives are required to 
be dressed after they are used. Visit 
our Abrasives section to know more 
about Bonded Abrasives.
02 Coated Abrasives
Coated Abrasives are also minerals that 
are used in the same way as bonded 
abrasives. A coated abrasive is an abrasive 
fixed on to a form of backing material like 
paper, metal, rubber, resin, cloth and 
polyester. Sandpaper is a best example of 
coated abrasive. Visit our Abrasives 
section to know more about Coated 
Abrasives
Super 
03 Abrasives
Super Abrasives are one of a group of 
relatively expensive but effective 
materials possessing superior hardness 
and abrasion resistance. Super Abrasives 
include cubic boron nitride (CBN) and 
diamond. Super Abrasives have been 
developed to meet the needs of modern 
industry.
Abrasives – Applications
● Buffing ● Honing ● Drilling
● Grinding ● Sanding ● Polishing
Abrasives – Applications
● Cutting ● Sharpening
OTHER USES
Further abrasives can also be used 
for various applications which 
● It cain nbe cuseldu as dconetro:l cables in bicycle brakes, car parking brakes & chokes, etc● Abrasives are used in flexible steel hoses like shower hoses, armored cables, etc
● It is used in collets for chucks
● Abrasives are used in diesel injection needles
● It is used in valve stems such as internal combustion engine valves
● It is used in axle shafts
● Abrasives are used in hypodermic needles in medical, dental & veterinary
● It is used in tungsten rod for contact points
● It is used in precious metal contact points
● It is used in tungsten wire electrodes for lamp bulbs
● Abrasives are used in trigger components for firearms
● It is sprag bar for sprag clutches in automotive transmissions, elevators, helicopter 
transmissions
● It is used in precious tubes in solar panels, soldering irons, etc.
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● It is used in copper rod for soldering guns
● It is used in piston rings
● It is used in cutting expensive metals
● It is used in laminated magnetic cores like transformer cores
● It is used in Ferrite Rods for Magnets
● It is used in high speed steel (twist drills, etc.)
● It is used in sewing needles
● It is used in wafering in various materials
● It is used in capillary tubes metal and glass
● It is used in tubing for extendable telescopic aerials
● It is used in thin walled tubes in aircraft, helicopters
Abrasives In UAE
Euroblast middle east llc do authorized Abrasive recycling, Garnet recycling and Grit recycling.
Visit Euroblast Abrasives section to know more about abrasives in UAE.
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