High-quality industrial abrasives
Abrasives are ideal for manual and machine processing of particularly hard materials that require the highest precision. As a standard solution for surface finishing of hard and wear-resistant materials, 3M offers a comprehensive range of products, from abrasive belts and discs to abrasive sponges. 3M abrasives are characterized by long service life and consistently reproducible surface quality. The main applications for 3M abrasives include glass, ceramics, porcelain, composites, fiberglass-reinforced plastics (FRP), metals/metal alloys with a hardness exceeding 55 Rockwell HRC, sintered metals, wear-resistant coatings, and flame-sprayed surfaces.
Discover the ideal abrasive technologies for your needs:
Cubitron
Cubitron™ is a ceramic sintered grain that continuously resharpens itself as it wears down. During grinding, small corners of the abrasive grain break off. The resulting micro-fractures in the grain create sharp edges with enhanced cutting performance. This process repeats itself throughout the entire grinding operation.
Cubitron II
The individual ceramic grains in Cubitron™ II abrasives are precisely shaped, uniform in size, arranged vertically, and have the shape of small triangles. The extremely sharp abrasive surface delivers unprecedented removal rates and service life. The tips of the triangular grains break off during the grinding process, creating new, sharp edges. The surface of the material being processed is cleanly machined by these new cutting edges. The result is a fast, cool grind and extended service life of the abrasive. The “+” for the big difference – The grit of a revolutionary product. The Cubitron™ II grain, with its unique design, is shape-defined and does not conform to any of the numerous global grain size standards (e.g., FEPA). For this reason, the grain size is marked with a plus sign and empirically assigned to known grain size series (e.g., 36+).
Trizact
Trizact™ structured abrasives are based on a precisely arranged, three-dimensional structure of minute mineral particles. As the abrasive is used, new layers of abrasive particles are continuously exposed—all the way down to the backing fabric. Even when half of the belt has been worn away, over 85% of the abrasive particles are still available. The result is a service life many times longer than that of conventional abrasives.
