A Breakdown Of All Surface Finishing & Abrasives Terminology

Surface finishing is a minefield of technical terminology, and we understand that it can be difficult to identify the benefits of one product over another when you are not even sure what differentiates the two. How is a grinding disc different to a grinding wheel? When would you use a fibre disc rather than a flap disc?

With this in mind we have compiled a breakdown of many of the terms relevant to abrasive products that we think may be beneficial to understand when considering not only what tooling & consumables you require, but also which options would be best suited to your particular application.

Please use our index below to find information on any keywords related to the industries, substrates and tooling or abrasive products which are involved in surface finishing.