Grade Chart | ||||||||||
GRAIN SIZE | GRADE | ISO | USA | BINDER | DENSITY (g/Cm3) | HARDNESS (HRA) | T.R.S (HIP) | GRAIN SIZE | RECOMMENDED CUTTING APPLICATIONS | Hot Isostatic Pressing |
Ultra-micron | SM02 | K01 | C4 | 3 | 15.0-15.2 | 94.4-94.8 | ≥2200 | 0.4 | for chipboard,laminated board and HDF etc | HIP |
SUB-MICRON | SM03 | K01 | C4 | 3 | 15.0-15.2 | 94.0-94.4 | ≥2500 | 0.6 | for chipboard,laminated board,veneer board and HDF ect | HIP |
SM05 | K01 | C4 | 3.5 | 15.0-15.2 | 93.8-94.0 | ≥3000 | 0.6 | For hardwood,copper,aluminum,plywood,MDF and Acrylic,etc. | HIP | |
SM06 | K05 | C4 | 4 | 14.9-15.1 | 93.6-94.0 | ≥2600 | 0.6 | for hardwood, veneer board and HDF etc | HIP | |
SM07 | K05 | C3 | 5 | 14.8-15.0 | 93.2-93.6 | ≥2700 | 0.8 | for ferrousmetal,hardwood,veneerboard and MDF etc | HIP | |
SM09 | K10 | C3 | 7 | 14.6-14.8 | 92.4-92.8 | ≥2800 | 0.8 | for ceramic, copper,ferrousmetal,hardwood and MDF etc | HIP | |
SM10 | K30 | C6 | 10 | 14.2-14.4 | 92.0-92.5 | ≥3000 | 0.6 | for PCB,medium denstisy steel, copper and non-ferrous metal etc | HIP | |
SM12 | M20 | C6 | 10 | 14.2-14.4 | 91.8-92.3 | ≥3000 | 0.8 | medium denstisy steel, steel, copper and non-ferrous metal etc | HIP | |
XP30 | P30 | C5 | 10 | 13.1-13.3 | 91.4-92.0 | ≥2700 | 0.8 | for carbon steel,iron,caststeel and color steel tile etc | HIP | |
XP40 | P25 | C5 | 10 | 13.0-13.2 | 91.2-91.8 | ≥2800 | 0.8 | stainless, alloy steel and high-manganese steel etc | HIP | |
FINE | XF5 | K05 | C3 | 5 | 14.9-15.1 | 91.2-92.0 | ≥2500 | 1.2 | for solidwood,hardwood,composite board,iron and non-ferrous metal etc | HIP |
XF6X | K10 | C3 | 6 | 14.7-14.9 | 92.0-92.8 | ≥2500 | 1.0 | for hardwood,veneerboard,MDF and non-ferrous metal | HIP | |
XF8X | K20 | C2 | 8 | 14.5-14.7 | 91.0-92.0 | ≥2600 | 1.0 | for hardwood,MDF and non-ferrous metal | HIP | |
XF10 | K30 | C2 | 10 | 14.3-14.5 | 90.5-91.5 | ≥3000 | 1.0 | for solidwood, copper and non-ferrous metal etc | HIP | |
XP20 | M20 | C6 | 8 | 13.6-13.8 | 90.0-91.0 | ≥2600 | 1.0 | for general steel,alloy steel,and high-manganese steel etc | HIP | |
MEDIUM | XK15 | K10 | C1 | 6 | 14.8-15.0 | 90.5-91.5 | | 1.3 | For solidwood, hardwood,Old building form wood with nails | HIP |
XK10 | K10 | C2 | 6 | 14.8-15.0 | 90.5-91.5 | ≥2700 | 1.3 | for soliwood, hardwood,PVC copper and non-ferrous metal etc | | |
XK20 | K20 | C1 | 8 | 14.6-14.8 | 89.5-90.5 | ≥3000 | 1.4 | old wood, softwood,drywood and non-ferrous metal etc | |
| Supplier | Purity of raw material | Grain size | Duration of wet ball-milling | Sintering | Low pressure sintering | Surface treatement |
XK Series | Ordinary/ middle grade supplier | 70% Virgin+30% Recycle | 1.3um-2.5um | 24-48hours | Special sintering furnance | No | sandblasting,Manual physical nickel coating,polishing |
XF series | Middle grade & top supplier | 100% Virgin | 0.8um-1.3um | 72-96hours | Special sintering furnance | Yes | sandblasting,Manual physical nickel coating,polishing |
SM series & XP series | Top supplier | 100% Virgin | 0.6um-0.8um | > 96hours | Special sintering furnance | Yes | sandblasting,automatic electroplate nickel coating,polishing |