Firm, dense, hard polishing cloth with excellent uniformity
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Durable - lasts 20 or more cycles
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Exceptional general purpose cloth
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Used with diamond compounds 15 microns and finer
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Versatile pad with superior results on a variety of materials
- Steels-various hardness’s
- Gray iron
- Inconel
- Ceramic
- Carbide
- Electronic materials
- Copper Alloys
Since TexMet® it used across such a wide variety of applications, across several polishing steps, we felt it important to show you how this new cloth compares to our current TexMet® cloths: TexMet® 1500 and 2500.
TexMet® 1500
TexMet® 2500
New TexMet®
Material removal rate
High initial MRR followed by steep decline
Most uniform MRR over time of test
Gradual rise in MRR followed by gradual decline
Surface quality of the polishing pad at end of 150 minutes of use
Uneven surface, some fibers pulled out, no obvious tears
Large tears on the surface, lots of fibers pulled out
Intact surface, no pulled fibers
Surface finish results on Copper
A few deep scratches
Light scratches
Scratch-free surface
Surface finish results on Aluminum
A few scratches
Streaks
Scratch-free surface
Surface finish results on Stainless Steel
Numerous faint scratches
A few faint scratches
Scratch-free surface
Material Removal Rates
Although the material removal rate of competitor 2 cloth followed the same general trend as TexMet® 2500 and the new TexMet® – a sharp initial increase followed by a gradual decline – there was significantly more variance in the data. The same appeared to be true of Competitor 1’s cloth. Competitor 2’s cloth was the most aggressive of all the cloths in initial and intermediate material removal.
Polish Quality
Buehler TexMet®
Competitor 2's NonWoven Textile Cloth
Surface finish of 2011 Al shown after polishing on the respective cloths with 3 micron MetaDi® Supreme Suspension
Final surface finish of 2011 Al after polishing with ChemoMet® Polishing Cloth and MasterMet® Colloidal Silica Suspension
Surface finish of 304 Stainless Steel shown after polishing on the respective cloths with 3 micron MetaDi® Supreme Suspension
Stainless Steel final polish with ChemoMet® Polishing Cloth and MasterMet® 2 Non-Crystallizing Colloidal Silica Suspensions
When polishing the Aluminum and Stainless Steel specimens shown, we followed standard SumMet® methods. It is clear that while both specimens have acceptable polishing quality, there are still a few faint scratches remaining on the specimen polished with competitor 2’s cloth.
TexMet® and Accessories
TexMet®
Size
Quantity
Catalog Number
1" (25mm)
50
40-1001
2 7/8" (73mm)
20
40-1002
4" (102mm
20
40-1004
6" (154mm)
10
40-1006
8" (203mm)
10
40-1008
8" x 2 1/2" (203mm x 64mm) for AutoMet® and 8" VibroMet®
10
40-1018
10" (254mm)
10
40-1010
12" (305mm)
10
40-1012
14" (356mm)
10
40-1014
16" (406mm)
10
40-1016
MetaDi® Diamond Suspensions
MetaDi® Supreme Polycrystalline Diamond Suspensions
(contact your Buehler Sales Engineer for Dye Free versions)
MetaDi® & MetaDi® II Diamond Paste, Monocrystalline Synthetic Diamond
