A mechanical polish that provides a bright non-directional finish, obtained through finer abrasives and buffers to give a highly reflective finish. The grit lines of this stainless steel finish are considered much less visible, but they can be seen if the finish is examined closely. The resulting finish is mirror-like, and hence it’s referred to as “mirror” finish.

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Our monocrystalline diamonds consist of pure carbon and are extremely resistant to wear. Although they have been produced synthetically, they have the same characteristics as natural diamonds. This ultra-hard material ensures glassy polishing edges. MCD tools are excellent for polishing acrylic glass to a high gloss.

Polished letters or logos of any contour made of acrylic can be produced directly on your milling machine with this diamond cutter. Separate polishing machines become dispensable.

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Diamond tools with CVD cutting plates distinguish themselves by an especially great hardness and endurance; ideal for abrasive materials.

This is the most common cold rolled mill industrial finish of choice. It is a general-purpose cold rolled stainless steel finish and is commonly used for all applications when an aesthetic stainless steel display is not a primary requirement, except in difficult deep drawing applications. It’s a dull grey and is slightly reflective. It also serves as a starting point for many of the other polished stainless steel finishes.

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Despite their higher cost price, diamond tools are the more economic alternative for many processing tasks – last but not least due to the possibility that they can be regrind for several times. vhf uses three sorts of carbide tools with diamond attachment.

Another great advantage of diamond tools is that they are suitable for dry machining. So, these diamonds will quickly become your best friends!

For polishing acrylic glass letters or logos of any contour, this diamond cutter is ideally suited – with an extra-long cutting edge for polished edges without disturbing steps.

The electropolishing process products a metal surface that is microscopically featureless, this results in a smoother, brighter and deformation-free stainless steel surface that has a superior corrosion resistance.

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Diamonds are much harder than carbide. With diamond tools – at vhf these tools consist of a carbide shank with an attached diamond – you can benefit from a multiple of the tool life. Furthermore, a higher wear resistance characterizes our diamond tools.

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For processing plastic and non-ferrous metals, we recommend polycrystalline diamond (PCD) as cutting material. For milling highly abrasive materials such as GRP/CFRP materials or hard non-ferrous metals, CVD diamond thick-film plates are used. Tools with monocrystalline diamonds (MCD) as well as tools with polycrystalline diamonds (PCD) are available for polishing milled edges.

Because the cutting edge of this cutter is made of diamond instead of carbide, you get a vastly improved tool life without using coolant.

Applications of this stainless steel finish include clean rooms, column covers, mirrors, ornamental trim, press plates, reflectors, and signage and wall panels.

No. 4 stainless steel finish is considered the main stainless steel finish for the light fabrication industry, used for work surfaces, handrails and for applications requiring good aesthetics. It has a low gloss, it’s the easiest to maintain, it’s produced with short parallel polishing lines, and it is mechanically polished with abrasives to provide the best overall stainless steel appearance. It’s also referred to as ‘satin’ or ‘linished’. It is considered a universal finish, being widely used for restaurant and kitchen equipment, storefronts and food processing and dairy equipment as well as architectural wall panels, beverage equipment, boat fittings, highway tank trailers, hospital surfaces and equipment, instrument and control panels.

While stainless steel could be used in different application, quality surface finishes are critical for the application to succeed, since a rough surface finish can decrease the material’s corrosion resistance to that of a lower grade of stainless steel.

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Polycrystalline diamonds will be sintered from numerous single crystals at high temperatures and pressures to a solid plate. This production process is comparable to that of carbide. Depending on the grade, they are suitable for milling and polishing tasks. The PCD polishing plates have a very fine grain size and will be finished by grinding in a separate step after laser cutting respectively eroding. Thus, there are only slight differences in polishing quality compared with the results of MCD tools. However, in most cases they are more than compensated by the effect of the longer cutting edges.

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As there are many finishing options, you usually need professional assistance to help you decide which surface finish to choose according to the application of the stainless steel.

Possible applications for 2B stainless steel finish include bakeware, chemical plant equipment, dye house equipment, flatware, laundry and dry cleaning as well as plumbing fixtures, refrigeration, sewage treatment, sheet metal products and vacuum drum dryers.

Some modifications can be added to this layer in order to produce modifications in the color. There are many different types of surface finish on stainless steel. Some of these originate from the mill but many are applied later during processing.

The second cutting edge of this diamond tool increases the tool life again and ensures improved running smoothness. This diamond cutter is ideal for processing harder materials.

Stainless steel materials have common properties that make them ideal for building applications. They are readily formable and weldable, protected by a chromium oxide layer at their surface, as a result of chemical reaction between chromium available in steel and the oxygen in the atmosphere. They do not require surface protection against corrosion, as in case of damage, the surface self-repairs in the presence of oxygen.

We should always remember that it is stain-less steel and not stain-never steel. The correct grade of stainless steel and the appropriate finish must be chosen for each situation and a regular maintenance schedule must be followed.

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This diamond tool ensures shiny engravings; the extra-long cutting edge also makes it suitable for very deep engravings – with 60 and 90 degrees top angle.

Bead blasting is ideal for stainless steel used within the marine and food industries and for the restoration of car and motorcycle parts, as it provides a dull finish which removes weld discoloration, through a smooth, natural finish without altering the underlying surface.

This tool with its attached diamond polishes engravings on sophisticated acrylic signboards etc. to a high gloss. It is available with a top angle of 60° and 90°.

CVD thick film plates are built up in thin layers by Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD). Afterwards they are cut into shape by a laser beam. The result is a very homogeneous diamond structure and an extremely smooth cutting edge for highest surface qualities. Compared with the already very good results of PCD tools, the CVD tools distinguish themselves by an even greater hardness and resistance to wear which can lead to an even longer endurance.

All diamond tools from vhf can be reground several times. The price for the regrinding service of diamond cutters depends on the tool type and its wear – for further information about this service please contact us!