Ceramic abrasive

Ceramic VSM is a synthetic material, not found in nature, its chemical formula is AL₂O₃

How it is produced: Fine Al₂O₃ powder is worked together with water, acids and additives until a gel is obtained, this is dried, crushed and finally sintered, the process is similar to the production of ceramics and porcelain.

Properties: High toughness and satisfactory hardness. An abrasive with good self-sharpening properties.

Main use: Grinding of metals.

Ceramic Abrasive – VSM® Ceramics

The highest performing abrasive grain available. Here, too, we are dealing with an evolution of corundum, which is reduced to a very fine powder (in the order of a thousandth of a millimetre) and then recompacted and subjected to a sintering process (at around 1300 °C). the resulting solid is then crushed to obtain the desired size of abrasive grain.

VSM® CERAMICS self-healing process

Due to the machining forces, the sintered microcrystals break away, giving the abrasive new cutting edges.

Dynamics and forces in the abrasive and workpiece

The cutting forces stress the individual grain as if it were hit with a hammer. That is, not only hardness but also toughness is significant for the behaviour of the abrasive in the grinding process.