Taber Abrading Wheels

Calibrase Wheels

CS-8 Calibrase - A resilient wheel that offers a very mild abrading action, designed to operate under loads of 250 or 500 grams.  Reface with the S-11 refacing disc.

CS-10F Calibrase - A resilient wheel that offers a mild abrading action, designed to operate under loads of 250 or 500 grams.  The CS-10F is typically used to test materials such as safety glazing materials and transparent plastics, and should be refaced with the ST-11 refacing stone.

CS-10 Calibrase - This resilient wheel offers a mild - medium abrading action like that of normal handling, cleaning, and polishing.  This popular wheel has been used to evaluate a variety of materials including organic coatings, plastics, textiles, leather and paper products.  Reface with the S-11 refacing disc.

CS-10P Calibrase - The abrasion rate is the same as the CS-10, but this wheel has been engineered so the wheel surface does not load when testing paper products.  Intended for tests of short duration (e.g. 100 cycles), with refacing after every tenth test.

CS-10W Calibrase - This wheel is the same as the CS-10 but white, to eliminate any color transfer from the wheel to the specimen.

CS-17 Calibrase - Compared to the CS-10 wheel, the CS-17 produces a harsher abrasion.  Normally operated using loads of 500 or 1000 grams, this wheel is useful for testing materials such as anodized aluminum, powder coatings, ceramics, plastics and enamels.  Reface with the S-11 refacing disc

 

Calibrade Wheels

H-10 Calibrade - A non-resilient, vitrified wheel designed to evaluate steel and ferrous alloys for resistance to abrasion.  It has also been used to test the effect of hardening and tempering treatment on steel and other ferrous materials.

H-18 Calibrade - This commonly used non-resilient wheel provides a medium coarse abrasive action.  It is most often used to evaluate resilient materials such as rubber (non-tacky), certain woven textile fabrics, coated fabrics, and flexible plastic sheets.

H-22 Calibrade - The H-22 wheel produces a coarse abrasion.  It has been used to test rubber, linoleum, leather, deep pile fabrics (such as automobile floor coverings) and concrete.

H-38 Calibrade - A non-resilient, vitrified abrading wheel comprised of fine abrasive particles.  Designed to operate with 250 or 500 gram loads, the principal use of this wheel is to test woven and non-woven fabrics.  Must be refaced using the Taber Wheel Refacer and multi-point diamond tool.

NOTE: Calibrade wheels do not have an expiration period.

 

Specialty Wheels / Abradants

Custom Formulations - To inquire about custom wheel formulations, please contact Taber Industries.

CS-0 Rubber (same as S-32) - A resilient wheel containing no abrasive particles.  Intended for use when a very mild abrasive action is required, or for wet tests such as determining the relative abrasion of dental pastes, cleaning powders, or similar compounds.  Adhesive sandpaper strips can be adhered to the periphery of the CS-0 wheel to evaluate the abrasion resistance of high-pressure decorative laminates and other products.

CS-5 Felt - This abrading wheel is manufactured from a densely compacted wool felt.  Designed to be tested with 250 or 500-gram loads, its principal use is in testing textile fabrics when the service wear requires one fibrous material to rub against another.

S-35 Tungsten Carbide - Manufactured out of tungsten carbide, the periphery of the S-35 consists of sharp helical teeth (1 mm pitch x 45° spiral pitch angle).  The teeth combine both a cutting and tearing action, which provides a very severe abrasion.  Intended for use only on resilient materials such as rubber, linoleum, and leather.

S-39 Leather - This wheel is used in conjunction with the Grit Feeder to conduct three-body abrasion tests, and includes a leather strip that has been adhered to the exterior of a brass hub.

Aluminum Wheel - A solid aluminum wheel that can be used by itself or to apply an abrasive strip.

S-33 Sandpaper Strip - A closed coat sandpaper that is cut to 12.7 x 160mm strips and includes a pressure sensitive adhesive to attach the strip to the periphery of CS-0 (S-32) resilient wheels.  The S-33 consists of an extra fine aluminum oxide grit, graded as 360 FEPA which has an average particle size that is approximately 40.5µm (0.00159 inches).  The paper is an "A" weight which satisfies the paper grammage requirement of 70 - 100 g/m².  To maintain the rate of abrasion, the sandpaper strips must be changed after a defined number of test cycles (typically 200 or 500).  Applications include vitreous and porcelain enamels, paints, metallic coatings, and furniture surfaces.

S-42 Sandpaper Strip - An open coat sandpaper that is cut to 12.7 x 160 mm strips and includes a pressure sensitive adhesive to attach the strip to the periphery of CS-0 (S-32) resilient wheels.  The S-42 consists of a very fine aluminum oxide grit, graded as 180 ANSI-CAMI which has an average particle size that is approximately 78µm (0.00304 inches).  The paper is an "A" weight which satisfies the paper grammage requirement of 70 - 100 g/m².  To maintain the rate of abrasion, the sandpaper strips must be changed after a defined number of test cycles (typically 200 or 500).  Applications include high pressure decorative laminates, wood flooring, plastics, furniture surfaces, paints and varnishes. 

 

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