Diamond Cutting Tools And Their Uses

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" -You must have heard that a zillion times till now, but do you know that Diamond is also the best friend of that glass cutter next to your house? Diamond is the hardest material known to man and its chemically inert and high abrasion resistant nature makes it perfect for cutting applications. Diamond Cutting Tools find numerous applications across various industries. Diamond Dresser plays is a good example of the application of Diamond as a Cutting Tool. It mainly consists of single-point or multi-point tool attached to a steel shank that is used for shining and dressing of grinding wheels. You can find them in several types like blade type, crown type and disc type. Multi-point Diamond Dresser has higher accuracy than Single Point Diamond Dresser.

Diamond Cutting Tools have high resistance to abrasive wear, great thermal stability and their chemically inert nature makes them an ideal tool for cutting applications where high temperature-working conditions exist. Corrosion resistant property of the diamond makes it a perfect cutting tool to be used with coolants without any harmful effects.

Some Of The Uses Of Diamond Cutting Tools Are:

PCD Cutting Tools- They are mostly used for the machining of non-metallic and non-ferrous materials. They are used widely in automotive and aerospace industries. High volume operations, extreme tolerances, and greatly abrasive processes are ideal for these tools.
Diamond Saw Blades- They are used in handheld grinders, high speed gas powered cut-off saws, bridge saws, tile saws, etc.
Diamond Tipped Grinding Cups- They are used on hand grinders for grinding concrete or stone.
Diamond Wire Cuttings- They are wires equipped with diamond crystals for cutting purposes.
Diamond Saw Chains- They are used for cutting stones, bricks and concrete.