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What specific steel is commonly used for the core of 14" dia. concrete diamond blades?

concrete diamond blade

A diamond blade may be composed of a steel core and powder metal which is combined with diamond crystals and then heated and pressed into a molding which form the diamond segments, also known as the "cutting teeth" of the blade. The diamond segments are then welded to the steel core. Alternate methods of manufacturing diamond blades include electroplating diamond crystal directly to a metal core, often a steel core, but occasionally other metals as well. And to a lesser extent, brazing is used to create single layer diamond blades. The method of adhering the diamond crystal will depend on the application intended.

The steel core can vary in design. Some of them have spaces (known as gullets) between each segment to provide cooling and slurry removal, while others have a single continuous rim for smoother chip-free cutting. The type of core that has to be used depends of the type of materials that will be cut.

Due to different compound of concrete, such as reinforced concrete, fresh concrete, cured concrete, you need to use different shapes of diamond blades for cutting concrete, besides some diamond blades are designed for wet cutting only, here are some different shapes of concrete diamond blade for you as reference.

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