Precision cutting enables cutting directly next to significant analysis areas and also for materials with particularly complex material properties. Precision cut-off wheels are significantly thinner than larger diameter cut-off wheels. With QPREP, you can choose from aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, diamond or CBN abrasives. The abrasives can be either electroplated, resin bonded, rubber bonded or bronze bonded. QPREP precision cut-off wheels are the ideal solution for cutting requirements with high surface quality and exact cutting accuracy.
Benefits
- Minimal material loss due to thin cut-off wheel thickness
- Allows cutting closer to the desired surface
- Allows cutting of small, sensitive, and very brittle specimens
Recommended applications
Target and defect preparation
Electronic component segmentation
Preparing for thin sectioning specimens
Silicon carbide precision cut-off wheels
QPREP silicon carbide precision cut-off wheels offer the highest precision and surface finish when cutting complex components. Thanks to their tight manufacturing tolerances, they ensure a reliable and reproducible cutting process with a high degree of repeatability every time.
Product Advantages
- Excellent surface finish
- High repeatability
- Exact cutting precision
Recommended applications
- Optimal for cutting soft to medium-hard non-ferrous metals and alloys (e.g. copper, aluminum, and brass)
- For preparation of demanding materials such as titanium and titanium alloys
- Ensures precise cuts, ideal for accurate preparation of delicate components
Aluminum oxide precision cut-off wheel
For precision cutting of ferrous materials, QPREP Aluminum oxide precision cut-off wheels are the optimal choice. These cut-off wheels are available in two different grain types (fine and coarse). Coarse-grained cut-off wheels are ideal for fast and efficient cuts on low-hardness materials and produce a rougher surface. Fine-grained cut-off wheels are excellent for precise and smooth cuts on higher hardness materials, but with lower cutting speeds.
Product Advantages
- The dense structure of the disc allows a longer lifetime
- Less wear and less heat between specimen and cut-off wheel
Recommended applications
- Suitable for a wide range of materials, especially various steel samples
- Cutting of high alloy steel
- Cutting of nitrided steel
- Allows cutting through mounted samples
Diamond precision cut-off wheel
For cutting hard materials, QPREP Diamond precision cut-off wheels are the optimal choice, as they cut materials such as ceramics without smearing. The bond is made of bronze. The diamonds edge area can be "dressed" to take full advantage of the cutting performance of the diamond particles again after a longer period of use.
Product Advantages
- Diamond as abrasive enables cutting of hardest materials
- Separates hard material without smearing
- The dressing function ensures that the diamonds alwaysmaintain maximum cutting performance
Recommended applications
- Dependence of diamond concentration on the toughness of the material
- The optimal choice of diamond concentration improves efficiency and lifespan of the cutting discs
- High concentrations (HC) ideal for universal use, hard metals, and hard/soft composite materials
- Low concentrations (LC) are suitable for hard and brittle materials such as mineral samples, rock, glass, and ceramics
Ideally suited for geology /mineralogy applications
CBN precision cut-off wheel
Product Advantages
- The best cutting performance when cutting soft and hard materials
- Separates hard material without smearing
- The dressing functionality of our QATM cut-off machines ensures that the CBN particles edge area always maintain the highest cutting performance
Recommended applications
- Composites and materials with a combination of soft and hard materials
- Ductile materials
- Cutting hard ferrous materials
Saw blade cut-off wheel
The QPREP Saw blade cut-off wheel is particularly suitable for cutting materials with a high tendency to smearing.
Product Advantages
- The best performance when cutting non-metallic material
- Lower heat generation due to single engagement of the saw teeth during cutting
- Since there is no binding of abrasives, the disc is odor and dust free
Recommended applications
- Separation of non-metallic materials
- Separation of plastic materials
- Separation of polymers e.g., carbon fiber reinforced polymers
Perfect cutting – Instruments by QATM
Cutting is more reliable, safe and efficient when processed with the right ingredients: knowledge, care and the right choice of consumables and instruments.
Knowledge Base
If you would like to learn more about the different procedures, please visit our extensive Knowledge Base.
Our Knowledge Base article about cutting includes:
- Typical methods to sample materials
- The different materialographic sectioning techniques
- How to select a suitable cutting wheel
QATM Products & Contact
QATM offers a wide range of innovative machines for metallographic sample preparation. Accompanying QATM accessories and consumables are thoroughly tested and selected for perfect interaction with our machines. Contact us for a consultation, quote or to talk to one of our dedicated application specialists!
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