Metal Surface Finish Designations
Metal Surface Finish Designations
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Hello,
Does anyone know of a web site where I can find conversions / comparisons of different surface finish designations. I am looking for info such as a 180 grit finish is equivalent to ? Ra or Rh. Also, looking for what a 2B finish on stainless steel is.
Thanks
Does anyone know of a web site where I can find conversions / comparisons of different surface finish designations. I am looking for info such as a 180 grit finish is equivalent to ? Ra or Rh. Also, looking for what a 2B finish on stainless steel is.
Thanks





RE: Metal Surface Finish Designations
http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/roche/rec.wood.misc/grit.sizes.html
http://www.sunnen.com/industrial/catalog/175.pdf
A No. 2B finish is a standard, as-rolled (not polished)finish for stainless steel. The definition is a bright, cold-rolled finish resulting in the same manner as No. 2D finish, except that the annealed and descaled sheet receives a final light roll pass through polished rolls. This is the general-purpose cold-rolled finish that can be used as is, or as a preliminary step to polishing.
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RE: Metal Surface Finish Designations
For more info see http://www.stainlesscenter.com FAQ's.