Fibre Discs
General Information
PFERD supplies an extensive line-up of fibre
Application examples
discs differing in:
■■Work on welds.
■■Grit sizes,
■■Deburring steel components.
■■abrasives and
■■Coarse grinding work.
■■dimensions.
■■Fine grinding of stainless steel components
(INOX).
Our comprehensive product range provides the
■■Removal of mill and casting scale.
optimum tool from coarse to fine grinding.
PFERD fibre discs are produced according to
Recommendations for use
ISO 16057 in the shape A1, type F under the
Fibre discs are used with backing pad according
name “Vulcanized fibre disc”.
to ISO 15636 on commercial angle grinders.
The tool life and abrasive performance can
Advantages
be substantially increased for coated abrasive
tools if grinding oil is used. For detailed infor-
■■Long tool life.
mation and order data regarding grinding oils,
■■Uniform surface finish.
please refer to page 110.
■■Extremely high stock removal.
■■High flexibility.
■■Excellent grit adhesion.
Ordering note
Please order the backing pad as a separate
item. Please refer to page 14 for detailed
Safety recommendations
information and order data regarding the sup-
porting discs.
The maximum permitted circumferential speed is 80 m/s.
= Wear eye protection!
= Wear hearing protection!
= Wear a respirator!
= Only permitted with a backing
= Read the instructions!
= Not permitted for wet grinding!
pad!
Recommend use of fibre discs
Material groups
Abrasive
Alum.
Alum.
Zirconia
Zirconia
Ceramic
Ceramic
oxide
oxide A-
alum.
alum.
oxide
oxide
A
COOL
Z
Z-COOL
CO
CO-COOL
Non-hardened,
Construction steels, carbon steels, tool
non heat-treated
●
❍
❍
steels, non-alloyed steels, cast steels
Steel,
steels
cast steel
Hardened, heat-
Tool steels, tempering steels,
❍
●
●
treated steels
alloyed steels, cast steels
Stainless steel
Rust and acid-
Austenitic and ferritic stainless steels
●
❍
●
●
(INOX)
resistant steels
Soft aluminium alloys
❍
●
❍
❍
Soft non-ferrous
metals
Brass, copper, zinc
●
❍
❍
Non-ferrous
Hard aluminium alloys
●
❍
❍
metals
Hard non-ferrous
metals
Bronze, titanium
❍
●
❍
●
High-temperature
Nickel based alloys NiCo alloys
❍
●
❍
●
resistant materials
Cast iron with flake graphite EN-
Grey cast iron,
GJL, with nodular graphite cast iron
Cast iron
●
❍
●
white cast iron
EN-GJS, white annealed cast iron EN-
GJMW, black cast iron EN-GJMB
Plastics and
Plastics,
Fibre reinforced plastics, thermo-
●
other materials
wood, paint
plastics, wood, chipboard, paint
● = highly suitable
❍ = suitable
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