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Product Catalog for 3M™ Superbrasives and Microabrasives Solutions Abrasive Industrial Applications

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3M™ Diamond Lapping Film Discs [click to enlarge]
Where extreme flatness is required, 3M's film backed, micron graded abrasives can generate the precise finish you need. Common applications include lapping of carbide tooling, gemstones, and ceramic valves and seals. A variety of minerals are available for use on almost any substrate.

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3M™ Diamond Lapping Film Discs
Micron graded diamond particles resin bonded to a polyester backing, offer a cleaner, more consistent alternative to diamond compounds or slurries. Use to finish and polish hard to grind materials such as glass, ceramics, hardened metals, and composites.

3M™ Diamond Metal Bond Discs
Precisely graded diamond particles electroplated to a flat brass or aluminum backing. Extremely durable and long lasting. Designed for heavy stock removal and flat lapping of hard-to-grind materials. Use on lapping machines with a rigid support plate.

3M™ Diamond Resin Bond Discs
Presisely graded diamond particles resin bonded to a flat aluminum backing. For use on lapping machines with a rigid, flat support plate, with water or other lubricant to prolong disc life. Produce fine finishes on a variety of hard materials.

3M™ Flexible Diamond Discs
An electroplated nickle bond securely anchors micron graded diamonds to a durable flexible backing in an open dot pattern. For grinding, finishing and polishing hard to grind materials such as stone, glass, ceramic, carbides and non-ferrous metals.

3M™ Lapping Film Discs
Tightly graded mineral particles are coated on polyester film backings to provide precision finishes. Used for polishing fiber optic connectors and rigid memory disks, texturing thin film disks, roll superfinishing and flat lapping applications.

3M™ Microfinishing Film Discs
Micron graded minerals are electrostatically oriented on a high strength polyester film backing. This fast cutting abrasive provides precise, consistent, close tolerance finishes. For use on metal, fiberglass, plastic, wood, and solid surface composites.

3M™ Trizact™ Film Discs
Produced with 3M's new microreplication technology, this film backed abrasive ensures a fast, consistent cut rate through the long life of the abrasive. Fantasic results on solid surface composites, plastics and glass defect repair.


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