Stone, Belt, Paper and Compound Grit Comparison

Description Belts and wheels ANSI/CAMI FEPA (USA) (Europe) 8 10 P12 12 P16 16 P20 20 24 P24 P30 30 P36 36 P40 46 P50 54 A400 P60 60 70 P80 80 P100 90 P120 Shapton Pro 120 Grit 100 Extra-Extra Coarse 120 100 micron belt P150 150 80 Micron belt P180 180 3M 74 micron diamond stone Shapton Pro & Glass 220 Grit P220 220 Shapton 240 Grit 60 Micron belt P240 240 Medium India(#) F230, P280 280 240 280 P320 F240 Shapton 360 Grit 3M 40 micron diamond stone & belt 280 Shapton 400 Grit Medium diamond 35 Micron belt 320 30 Micron belt P500 F320 500 P600 500 Shapton 600 Grit 600 Extra Fine India(#), 22 Micron belt 20 Micron belt, 3M 20 micron stone 500 Shapton 800 Grit 18 Micron belt 600 1,000 P1000 F400 800 700 800 Grit Water Stone 400 F360 P800 700 600 Shapton 700 Grit 600 Grit Water Stone Fine A30 400 Shapton Glass 500 Grit F280 P400 400 360 360 Grit Water Stone Fine India(#) A45 P360 360 320 320 Shapton Pro 320 Grit Fine Crystolon(^) Coarse Shapton 280 Grit 240 Extra Coarse 220 220 Grit Water Stone A90 180 Medium Crystolon(^) A100 Coarse India(#) A130 Coarse Crystolon(^) A160 A300 Waterstones JIS JIS Old New Shapton Hones Norton Stones DMT Diamond Plates Trizact Average grit size in microns 2210 1854 1764 1600 1322 1092 984 940 686 740 622 559 524 483 412 356 351 326 305 268 260 254 203 195 165 156 145 127 122.5 122 120 102 100 97 89 80 78 76 74 66.82 65 63 61.25 60 58 57 53.5 53 52.5 50 48 46 45.94 45 40.83 40 39 36.75 36 35 34 31 30 29.4 29 28 25.8 25 24.5 24 23 22 21 20 19 18.38 18 17 16 15.5

A500

15 Micron belt, 15 micron SiC paper

P1200 Shapton Pro & Glass 1,000 Grit

A16

15 14.7

Medium Ceramic

700 1,200 P1500

800

1,000 Grit Water Stone A10 Shapton 1,200 Grit

12 micron belt

800 1,000 1,200 Grit Water Stone 1,500 P2000

3M 10 micron diamond stone Shapton Pro 1,500 Grit 1,200 F600 9 micron belt 900 2,000 P2500 1,500 2,000 Grit Water Stone Shapton Pro & Glass 2,000 Grit 1,000 F800 6 Micron belt Shapton 2,500 Grit 3,000 2,500 5 micron SiC paper 1,200 F1000 Shapton 3,000 Grit 3,000 Shapton Glass 4,000 Grit Green Rouge, 3 Micron belt, Tormek cmpd(~) 1,500 F1200 4,000 Shapton Pro 5,000 Grit Shapton 6,000 Grit F1500 6,000 Shapton Pro & Glass 8,000 Grit Shapton 10,000 Grit 8,000 Shapton Pro 12,000 Grit Shapton Pro 15,000 Grit Shapton Glass 16,000 Grit Shapton 20,000 Grit Linde B($) Shapton Pro & Glass 30,000 Grit Linde A($) Shapton 60,000 Grit Shapton 100,000 Grit Shapton 200,000 Grit It is impossible to make exact comparisons between all the different abrasives because different standards are used for average, minimum and maximum size, the percentage allowed outside those limits, and the distribution of sizes within those limits. Sizes of 240 grit and larger (macrogrits) are determined by sieving, while sizes of 240 grit and smaller (microgrits) are determined by sedimentation. ~ Tormek compound contains a variety of grains of various size, the smallest down to 0.7 micron. The average effective size is 3 micron. ^ Crystolon is Norton Abrasives tm for Silicon Carbide stones # India is Norton Abrasives tm for Aluminum Oxide stones $ Raybrite and Linde compounds are aluminum oxide powders Old JIS standard is measured via sedimentation tube - Used until 1973 New JIS standard measured via electrical resistance - Used since 1973 Shapton sizes are from their web site DMT sizes from their web site All Norton sizes taken from Norton Abrasives Grit Table ANSI Numbers from Washington Mills ANSI GRIT SIZE CONVERSION CHART in average Microns European "P" sizes are for coated abrasives; "F" sizes are for bonded abrasives. FEPA Numbers from LECO Corporation grit comparison Sheet 15 15,000 Grit Water Stone 8,000 Grit Water Stone Extra-Extra-Fine A3 4,000 Grit Water Stone 2,500 2,000 Ceramic 1,500 Grit Water Stone Extra-Fine

14 13 12.6 12.25 12 11.5 11 10.8 10.5 10.3 10 9.8 9.5 9.2 9 8.5 8.4 8 7.5 7.35 7 6.7 6.5 6 5.88 5.7 5.5 5 4.9 4 3.68 3 2.94 2.45 2 1.84 1.47 1.2 1 0.98 0.92 0.74 0.5 0.49 0.3 0.25 0.15 0.07

Yellow Coticule Stone(Approximate) 1 Micron belt, Linde C($)

F2000 2,000

Japanese Industrial Standard Variance Chart (in Microns)

240 280 320 360 400 500 600 700 800 1000 1200 1500 2000 2500 3000 4000 6000 8000

JIS old
604 523 462.5 402 342 282 241.5 211.3 181 15.51 131 10.51 8.50.7 70.7 5.70.5

JIS new
573 483 402.5 352 302 252 201.5 171.3 141 11.51 9.50.8 80.6 6.70.6 5.50.5 40.5 30.4 20.4 1.20.3

Some Kanji: = Toishi whetstone = Natural Whetstone = Arashiyama / Storm Mountain brand = Besuta / Bester brand = King brand = Kitayama / North Mountain brand = Naniwa Kenma brand ( = ebi / shrimp trademark) = Shaputon / Shapton brand ( = kuromaku / professional grade) = Suehiro brand = Suishin Brand "Drunken Heart" = Type 60 = Kyoto special product = High grade product