Greenlee Diamond Tool Company, Inc.

Surface Grinding

Greenlee Diamond manufactures surface grinding wheels with customized bonds for a wide variety of materials. Please locate a workpiece material in the following table for our abrasive and bond recommendations.

MATERIAL
ABRASIVE TYPE
BOND SYSTEM
ATTRIBUTES
Tungsten Carbides
41D
B100
Free cutting phenolic resin bond for wet grinding.
42D
B110
Free cutting phenolic resin bond for dry grinding.
Tools Steels & HSS
16B
B100
Free cutting phenolic resin bond for wet grinding.
Ceramics, Quartz, & Glass
41D
B100
Free cutting phenolic resin bond for wet grinding.
77D
M500
Durable bronze metal bond for long wheel life.
Polycrystalline Diamond & CBN
40D
B164
High crystal retention bond for severe grinding.
Graphites, Fiberglass, Composites, & Friction Materials
D
E
Electroplated wheels are recommended for grinding these materials.
Difficult to Grind Ceramics & Sapphire
40D
M185
Ultra free cutting metal bond.