What Are Ceramic Flap Discs?

    Ceramic flap discs are the future. 25 years ago Zirconia flap discs were a premium product, now they are a price driven product. Take back control, premium ceramic flap discs give you 3x longer life than a premium zirconia disc, faster, cooler cutting performing on stainless and mild steel.

    Our new FHCC ceramic flap discs will outlast a high quality zirconia grit flap disc whilst giving the same high aggression and great performance as ceramic flap discs which are currently out there.

    Once you take into consideration the reduced labour costs of using the new ceramic flap disc, the savings really do start to show.

    Grinding Steel: Ceramic Flap Disc v Zirconia Flap Disc

    best type of flap discs for grinding metal
    FHCC Ceramic Flap Disc on Mild Steel

    Tests between the FHCC flap disc and the top range zirconia disc illustrates the FHCC outperforming the zirconia disc in every aspect with over 20% increase in stock removal after 2.5 minutes and a lifetime which is estimated to be more than double that of the current top range zirconia disc. Over these predicted lifetimes, the stock removal with the ceramic flap disc is over 150% greater than the zirconia flap disc. Outstanding, right?

    FHCC Ceramic Flap disc
    Red = FHCC Blue = Zirconia

    Obviously, when we got our hands on the new ceramic discs, we couldn’t wait to have a play and do our own testing.

    As the table above shows, the zirconia disc competes pretty well with the FHCC, right up until the 20 minute mark. After that it dies. Our new FHCC ceramic flap disc showed no signs of wearing out and kept cutting and cutting, removing 480g of material in the testing period, whereas the zirconia disc only removed 330g.

    Grinding Stainless Steel: Ceramic Flap Disc v Zirconia Flap Disc

    Whilst the results on steel are conclusive, the FHCC continues to impress on stainless steel. In the same test as on steel, the numbers tell the story. In the 5-minute test, the FHCC disc removed almost 58% more stock than the zirconia flap disc.

    Over the course of the lifetime of the disc, the FHCC excels, removing a huge 263% more stock over its life time than the zirconia.

    But The Biggest Saving is Labour Cost

    ceramic flap discs grinding stainless steel

    Grinding is always a cost, rarely is it adding value to a process so the more time you spending grinding the more the final product will cost. Considering the charge-out rate for labour the biggest saving by far will be in time not spent grinding.

    1 hour of labour @ £30 per hour = £30

    Assuming the ceramic flap discs outlast zirconia discs 3 times then

    • 1 hour of grinding with a ceramic flap disc @ £30 + (£3.83/3) = £31.28

    1 hour of grinding with a zirconia flap disc @ £30 + £2.20 = £32.20

    • Every hour saved using the Cibo Ceramic flap disc = £30.92 per hour

    To see the complete Cibo flap disc range follow this link: Cibo flap discs for use on angle grinders and air sanders

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