diamond discs - lapmasters electroplated diamond discs are used for grinding hard materials including ceramics, metals, and petrography specimens. a hard nickel alloy is used to rigidly bond a layer of sharp, blocky diam......diamond discs - lapmasters electroplated diamond discs are used for grinding hard materials including ceramics, metals, and petrography specimens. a hard nickel alloy is used to rigidly bond a layer of sharp, blocky diamond to a steel backing. the sharp diamond particles cut cleanly with no edge rounding. diamond discs should be used with a coolant and at speeds of less than 500 rpm. these discs can be purchased with at psa backing or can be attached magnetically. lapmasters standard size discs are 8" and 12" in diameter and are available in a variety of micron sizes.
