Impregnated diamond bits
Selection table
MADE WITH SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS AND DISIGNED TO ACHIVE THE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE
IMPREGNATED DIAMOND BITS - Description
1, 2, 4
For abrasive and broken formations
Rock types with hardness scale from soft to medium hard.
To be used on very powerful drills with high torque, and high thrust capability.
High bit loads can be applied.
2
Recommended as multipurpose bit of this group.
5, 6, 7
To be used in formations partly fracturated and with low abrasivity.
Rock types with hardness scale form medium-hard to hard.
Use on multipurpose drills in Surface and Underground with proper rotation speed and thrust.
Freee cutting bits with high penetration rate.
6
Recommended as multipurpose bit of this group.
8, 9, 10
To be used in competent and non-abrasives formations.
Rock types with hardness scale from very hard to ultra-hard.
Recommended on medium-low powerful drills with high rotation speed.
9
Recommended as multipurpose bit of this group.
ROCK HARDNESS RELATED TO SERIES NUMBER OF THE BIT
SOFT
MED HARD
HARD
VERY HARD
ULTRA HARD
Sandstone
Limestone
Gypsum
Slate
Talc
Andesite
Schist
Dolomite
Basalt
Pegmatite
Peridotite
Gabbro
Norite
Quartzite
Granite
Gneis
Rhyolite
Diorite
Quartz
Jasperite
Chert
Taconite
2
7
10
6
9
1
4
5
8