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Polishing cloths, self-adhesive for perfect metallographic sample preparation

QPREP polishing cloths offer the right cloth material for all materials and analysis purposes.

Product Advantages

  • Ideal for polishing in combination with the media carrier for the fully automatic Qpol 250 BOT as well as with the X-Tap system
  • Optimized adhesive backing ensures uniform fixing over the entire surface on the fixation system and realized no slipping or detachment of the polishing cloth
  • available diameters: 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 mm

Recommended applications

  • For use with X-Tap system
  • For use with media carrier plate (Qpol 250 BOT)

Alpha - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for pre-polishing
  • Very hard, perforated chemical fiber cloth
  • For ceramics, hard metal, steel, grey cast iron, aluminum
  • High lifetime and stock removal
  • For use with diamond grain size: 15 / 9 µm
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Beta - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for pre-polishing
  • Hard synthetic cloth
  • Materials with high hardness, steel, grey cast iron, hard metal, ceramics
  • For use with diamond grain size: 15 / 9 / 6 µm
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

DELTA- Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for pre- & intermediate polishing
  • Medium hard silk cloth
  • C-steels, precious metal, plastics [CFK, GFK], coatings, aluminum
  • For use with diamond grain size:  9 / 6 / 3 µm
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Gamma - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for pre- & intermediate polishing
  • Medium hard silk cloth
  • C-steels, precious metal, coatings, plastics [CFK, GFK]
  • For use with diamond grain size:  9 / 6 / 3 µm
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

PHI - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for pre-, intermediate-, and end polishing
  • Medium hard chemical fiber cloth
  • For iron, non – ferrous metals, minerals, ceramics, composite materials
  • For use with diamond grain size:  9 / 6 / 3 / 1 µm
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

SIGMA - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for intermediate and end polishing
  • Soft wool cloth
  • For all materials
  • For use with diamond grain size:  6 / 3 / 1 µm
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Eta - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for end polishing
  • Short flocked, medium hard synthetic cloth
  • For all materials of medium and high hardness
  • For use with diamond grain size: 3 / 1 µm
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Iota - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for end polishing as well as fine polishing with fine polishing suspension
  • Long flocked, soft synthetic cloth
  • For all materials, especially hard materials
  • For use with diamond grain size: 3 / 1 µm
  • Suitable for oxide suspensions
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Zeta - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for end polishing as well as fine polishing with fine polishing suspension
  • Short flocked, soft synthetic cloth
  • For all materials
  • For use with diamond grain size: 3 / 1 µm
  • Suitable for oxide suspensions as well as alumina
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Kappa - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for fine polishing with fine polishing suspension
  • Soft polishing felt
  • For all materials
  • Suitable for oxide suspensions
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Omega - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for fine polishing with fine polishing suspension
  • Soft synthetic cloth (chemical resistant)
  • For all materials
  • Suitable for oxide suspensions
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Lambda - Polishing cloth

  • Suitable for fine polishing with fine polishing suspension
  • Brushed, structured synthetic cloth (chemical resistant)
  • For all materials
  • Suitable for oxide suspensions as well as alumina
  • Fixation system: X-Tap

Perfect polishing - Instruments by QATM

Polishing is more reliable, safer and more efficient when performed with the right equipment: Knowledge, exercising care and the right choice of consumables and equipment are crucial.

Knowledge Base

If you would like to learn more about the different procedures, please visit our extensive Knowledge Base.

Our Knowledge Base article about polishing includes:

  • Metallographic polishing in 3 steps
  • Metallographic diamond polishing 
  • Metallographic oxide polishing 
  • Tips and tricks for metallographic grinding and polishing

Sampling for metallographic analysis
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QATM Products & Contact

QATM offers a wide range of innovative machines for metallographic sample preparation. Accompanying QATM accessories and consumables are thoroughly tested and selected for perfect interaction with our machines. Contact us for a consultation, quote or to talk to one of our dedicated application specialists!

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