Wood bandsaw blades are specially made to cut through wood with ease. They are comparatively thinner, with finer-grained steel, which allows the blade to cut through the wood without breaking. The blades have a wide and large number of teeth, which makes cutting easier and more efficient.
To achieve this performance, these five materials play a pivotal role in prolonging their lifespan, durability, and performance.
Bi-Metal
A bi-metal saw blade is a saw blade with alternating steel and alloy bands. The steel bands are harder than the alloy bands and serve to provide the cutting teeth that do the cutting, while the alloy bands act as spacers between the hard cutting teeth.
Bi-metal blades are designed to cut through both hard and soft materials with less tension on the blade than a single-metal blade, which would break if it were to cut through both types of material.
Flexible Carbon
Flexible carbon blades are made of a very strong, lightweight carbon fiber that is flexible and can be bent without breaking or snapping. Carbon fiber is a very light material because it is made of a mixture of carbon and resin.
Hardened Flexible Carbon
Hardened flexible carbon blades are made of a hard alloy that is flexible and can be easily re-sharpened. Typical flexible carbon blades have no tempering. If a blade is not correctly tempered, it will tend to fracture easily. A flexible carbon blade that has undergone a hardening process enables it to attain this hardness.
Carbide
Tungsten carbide is a material that is harder than steel. These blades are useful for cutting because they can withstand higher temperatures than steel blades and maintain their hardness at these temperatures. They are used in metal cutting applications, such as sawing, milling, and grinding.
Carbide Particles
Carbide particles are used in many industries and the production of many goods. One use for carbide particles is in the production of steel bandsaw blades for cutting. The hardness and wear resistance of carbide particles make them ideal for much more durable and high-performing bandsaw blades.
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