NON-WOVEN ABRASIVES GUIDE
Why we love non-woven abrasive products.
Non-woven abrasives resist loading & rusting, & are not conductive.
The abrasive grain is uniformly dispersed throughout the nylon web, providing a continuous supply of new grain as the old grain & fibers wear away during use.
Non-woven abrasives are used for preparing and applying the final surface finish. They are ideal grinding products for deburring, cleaning, & imparting the desired finish to a wide variety of materials. An understanding of how these products are created, & how they should be selected & used will help the metalworking manufacturer achieve the desired surface finish.
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NON-WOVEN ABRASIVES 101
It is often said that the job of non-woven abrasives begins where other grinding products leave off.
The relatively non-aggressive nature of nylon and the abrasive grit used in non-wovens make them excellent finishing tools.
With their open-mesh construction, non-wovens are waterproof, washable, and resilient. They resist loading and rusting, and are not conductive.
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Non-woven Abrasive Types & Common Uses
Non-woven Bands
Non-Woven Bands are made of industrial strength materials. Tough reinforced non-woven nylon impregnated with abrasive grain and resin. Bands are used for light and heavy-duty cleaning, deburring, blending, polishing and finishing.
Non-woven Belts
Non-woven Fibre, Flap & Depressed Center Discs
Non-woven Floor Discs
Non-woven Pads & Cleaning Sponges
Non-woven pads have a wide range of applications from heavy duty cleaning to stripping as well as light polishing. Cleaning Sponges are absorbent and can be used for many different cleaning applications.
Non-woven Quick Change Discs
Non-woven Rolls
Non-woven sanding rolls are also ideal for cutting off just enough for a certain job and then storing the rest for a later job or project.
Non-woven Velcro & Scrim Backed Discs
Non-woven Velcro & Scrim Backed Discs come in a wide variety of grades and sizes and are an ideal first-step for cleaning, blending, deburring and finishing. Durable, non-woven fiber construction conforms well on irregular or contoured surfaces without undercutting or damaging the base material.
Non-woven Wheels & Brushes
Non-Woven Abrasives ~ A Closer Look
While non-wovens are made in a different way than conventional coated abrasives, both types of products use many of the same abrasive minerals.
Silicon carbide is sharper, cuts faster and produces finer scratch patterns on most surfaces.
Aluminum oxide is more durable and tends to last longer.
It is more aggressive on certain applications (such as hardened steel parts), and produces less discoloration on aluminum.
When the non-woven supplier talks about grit, he is referring to the size of the abrasive grain impregnated into the nylon web.
The lower the number, the larger the grains.
Use of large particles (coarse grit) results in a more aggressive cut and a coarser finish.
Small size particles result in a non-woven product that produces fine surface finish, if all other conditions are equal.