NIABRAZE - About Us

Hard Material Cutting

Diamond and CBN Cutting Tools for Production Cutting

Located near Niagara Falls, New York - NIABRAZE has over 30 years experience in electroplated and brazed diamond and CBN abrasive coatings. Among our specialties is the manufacturer of diamond band saw blades up to 60 feet (20 meters), and large diameter circular saw blades up to 48 inches (1220 mm). Our Made in the USA products are used worldwide.

When you need it fast, need a quote, have an application question, or need a custom tool. International inquiries are invited to Contact Niabraze, or phone at 716-447-1082.




Grit & Particle Sizes for Any Application

NIABRAZE has over 30 years experience working with tools for grinding and cutting in many different applications. Many variables come in to play when determining the appropriate grit size for your tool, but we are almost always able to fit the correct particle size to your application. Use our "grit size table" below to help determine the right size for your tool.

Grit Size U.S. Mesh # Particle Size - Microns (European) Particle Size - Inches
  16/18 1181 0.046
  18/20 1001 0.039
24 20/30 852 0.033
36 30/40 602 0.023
46 40/50 427 0.017
60 50/60 301 0.012
80 60/80 252 0.0098
100 80/100 181 0.007
  80/120 171 0.0064
120 100/120 151 0.006
150 120/140 126 0.005
160 140/170 107 0.004
220 170/200 91 0.0035
  200/230 76 0.003
240 230/270 64 0.0025
320 270/235 54 0.002
400 325/400 46 0.0018
500 500 M40 0.0012
600 600 M25 0.00087
800 800 M10 0.0003


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