Description
Product Description of the 3M 967F Cubitron II Precision Grain Ceramic Abrasive Sanding Belts
For outstanding durability and cutting efficiency in high pressure applications, use 3M™ Cubitron™ II Cloth Belt 967F. These feature 3M Precision Shaped Grain which means fewer belt changes and more parts per belt. They offer outstanding cutting capability on carbon steel, nickel alloys, and tool steels, resulting in greater productivity. These belts incorporate a grinding aid for superior performance on titanium and other heat-sensitive materials. They’re recommended for dry or wet grinding in medium to high pressure applications, such as random grinding systems or roll grinding applications. The heavy weight backing provides improved adhesion and shelling resistance over other cloth backings.
Properties
• Backing Material: YF-Weight Polyester
• Grain Type: Precision-Shaped Ceramic
• Coating State: Grinding Aid
Advantages
• High quality precision shaped ceramic grain – lasts up to twice as long as comparable aluminium oxide belts
• Extremely high performance
• Very cost-effective
• Much longer life
• Productivity increase
• Best at medium to high grinding pressures
• High stretch-resistant and very stable backing material
• Higher cut rates and cooler grinding temperatures
• Cooling grinding aid is ideal for working on heat-sensitive metals
• Delivers long lasting and excellent cutting for dry off-hand applications
Applications
• Wet or dry sanding
• Ideal for stainless steel, titanium and high nickel alloys
• Descaling
• Gate removal
• High pressure grinding
• Intermediate finishing
• Parting line removal
• Shaping applications
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Why Use Ceramic?
3M 967F Cubitron II Precision Grain Ceramic Abrasive Sanding Belts have a ceramic grain, which lasts the longest of all coated abrasives, as well as being the fastest cutting. This is due to the micro-crystalline grain which self-sharpens and fractures more uniformly to give more consistent performance, and works well in medium to high pressure applications. 3M 967F Cubitron II Precision Grain Ceramic Abrasive Sanding Belts are ideal for even the most demanding applications where productivity and fast stock removal are key.Ceramic is in some cases supplied with a "topsize" (also known as "top coat", or "supersize layer".) This is a coating which is sprayed on to the grit to act as a coolant when working on heat-sensitive metals such as stainless steel and exotic alloys, and therefore reduce discoloration or burning. It can however also act as a lubricant to help reduce loading (where stock removed from the workpiece builds up on the abrasive and makes it less effective) on softer metals such as aluminium. The presence of a topsize does reduce the aggressiveness of the grain however, and so it is best not to have one if discoloration will not be an issue, for example when working on mild/carbon or structural steel.
Available in various forms including abrasive belts, velcro-backed discs, flap discs and fibre discs. Roloc discs, also known as speedlok, siafix, quick-release, and quick-change discs, are also very popular and often used for blending/removing welds and spot repair. Our Nitro Fast-Cut Ceramic Rolocs in particular are very aggressive and available as coarse as P24, therefore being useful for fast stock removal, while the Green Nitro and Red Nitro Ceramic Roloc Discs have a topsize and are ideal for reducing heat generation. For working on softer metals such as aluminium there is also the option of the unique White Nitro, which has a stearate coating to help reduce loading on the disc.