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. |