Product Details
The 3M™ Cloth Belt 577F measures 2-3/4" by 15-1/2" and features 60 grit alumina zirconium abrasive designed for use on aluminum, mild steel, stainless steel, and other exotic metal alloys for dimensioning parts, deburring, blending, and finishing castings and forgings. It incorporates a grinding aid to reduce running temperatures when working with heat-sensitive alloys such as stainless steel, nickel alloys, and cobalt alloys. The abrasive is resin-bonded to the backing, ensuring durability under high heat and pressure. Alumina zirconia abrasives fracture frequently to continually produce sharp points and provide a faster cut rate compared to aluminum oxide. This synthetic mineral was developed for heavy stock removal and high-pressure grinding. The cloth belts come in various widths and lengths compatible with a wide range of belt sanding tools and industrial belt sanders. Wide belts are suited for flat finishing and smoothing rough cut edges or for adding grain patterns to stainless steel sheets, medium-width belts are used on backstands or feed-thru flat finishers for weld removal and finishing sheets or coils, and narrow belts are suitable for grinding and finishing in tight spaces such as right-angle corners. Typical applications include setting the grain and creating a straight-line brushed finish, primarily serving the metal fabrication industry.
