Catalogue 2020 - Canada

Coated abrasives
Applications guide
Coated abrasives are abrasive products that are made out of more
or less flexible backing material upon which grit is anchored with
a bonding agent. The product family “coated abrasives” includes
abrasive belts, rolls, sheets, strips and discs. They comprise of the
following four, optionally also five, components (please refer to the
illustration on the right):
‣ 1. Backing
‣ 2. Base coat
‣ 3. Grit
‣ 4. Topsize coat
‣ 5. Optional: additional coat
Structure
1. Coated abrasive backing
The backing is coated with grit and transfers stock removal forces
onto the workpiece. The following backings are primarily used in
the manufacture of coated abrasives:
‣ Paper
‣ Cotton cloth
‣ Polyester cloth
In addition, at Klingspor the following backings are used exclusively
for individual products and/or for specific requirements/applications:
‣ Fibre (is used exclusively for fibre discs on portable angle grinders)
‣ Film (is used exclusively for the products FP 73 W and FP 73 WK)
‣ GX-blended cloth (special cotton/polyester blend for flexible yet
highly tear resistant belts)
Flexibility
JF-cloth
Film
A-paper
B-paper
C-paper
J-cloth
XF-cloth
GX-blended cloth
Fibre
D-paper
X-cloth
E-paper
F-paper
Y- / Z-cloth
G-paper
Paper and cloth backing classification in relation to tear resistance and flexibility
Tear resistance
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