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Carbide circular saws vs. band saws: how do they measure up?

Publication: Metal Center News
Publication Date: 01-OCT-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Of all the machines used to cut metal, band saws and circular blade cold saws dominate the market. Though saws amount to only about 2 percent of the machine tool sector, numerous vendors offer products--mainly band saws--to service centers and other processors and fabricators.

Circular blade saws, often called cold saws, use high-strength steel solid or segmental circular blades with carbide or cermet tips. (Cermet is a strong alloy combining a heat-resistant compound such as titanium carbide or titanium nitride with a carbide metal binder.)

Cermet tips are more popular because they can hold up to a high cutting rate. Most saws using carbide or cermet blades, either disposable or regrindable, are imported from Asia or Europe, though there are a few...

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