Concrete Diamond Bond Guide

·     Soft Concrete                     → Hard Bond

·     Abrasive:                                      

·     limestone→

·     Sandstone→                  bond needs to withstand the abrasivesness

·     Dolomite→

·     soft shell→

·     Medium Concrete                   → Medium Bond

·     Common:

·     pit gravel →

·     medium river stone →    medium strength bond and suggested in most cases

·     medium trap rock →

·     medium crushed gravel →

·     Hard Concrete                      → Soft Bond

·     Hard:

·     Granite →

·     Quartz →                        bond needs to be soft to expose diamodn grit to grind the hard surface

·     hard river stone →

·     hard rock →