FACT SHEET
FLAP DISCS
DID YOU KNOW …
THAT FLAP DISCS CAN GRIND AND FINISH IN ONE-STEP?
MARKETS:
Metal fab, metal finishing, construction and MRO.
MACHINES:
Used on right angle grinders, pneumatic and air. Common machine manufacturers are Milwaukee, Metabo, Hilti, Makita, DeWalt,
Dynabrade among others.
TIERS:
BEST – Norton Blaze, Norton Red Heat
APPLICATIONS:
Designed for anything from light surface finishing to heavy stock removal of carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
BETTER – Norton BlueFire
GOOD – Norton Neon
OPP – Norton Metal
CARBON STEEL – normally a flap disc is used to remove a weld and prepare a work piece for its next step in production – typical
accounts include propane tanks, military vehicles, farm equipment, structural steel
STAINLESS STEEL – when working on stainless it’s important to remember there is more heat generated – typical accounts include
food processing, pressure vessels, hot water tanks, ship & rail containers
ALUMINUM – aluminum behaves differently from carbon and stainless in that it can load during grinding – typical accounts include
trailers, dry boxes, fencing, boat repair
OPTIONS
PERFORMANCE
PRICE
CARBON STEEL
Norton Blaze R980P
Norton Neon R766
STAINLESS STEEL
Norton Blaze R980P
Norton BlueFire R884P
ALUMINUM
Norton Blaze R980P
Norton Neon R766
COMPETITIVE CONVERSION GUIDE
NORTON
3M
Camel
Flexovit
GemTex
Hermes
Klingspor
Metabo
Mirka
Pearl
Pferd
Sait
SIA
Standard
VSM
Walter
Weiler
BEST Blaze R980P
947D, 967A, 747D
–
C3
–
–
Ceramic
–
–
Stainless Max
Ceramic
–
–
Ceramic Oxide
–
–
Saber Tooth Ceramic
BETTER BlueFire R884P
563D, 546D
–
Z-Stainless
–
Zirc+, Zirconium
–
SMT 630
–
Zirconia Premium, TuffMax
Cool Zirconia, CO-COOL
Z
–
Zirconia Pro
Z/A
Enduro Flex
–
GOOD Neon R766
–
Z/A
Z3, A3
Zircotex Premium, Zircotex HP
Aluminum Oxide
Zirconia, A/O
SMT 618, 619, 624, 626, 627, 628, 640
Z/A
Z/A Silver Line, Premium A/O Classic, Silver Line
Zirconia, Cool Aluminum Oxide, Aluminum Oxide
2A, 3A
Z/A
A/O Extra, A/O Pro, Zirconia
A/O
–
Tiger Zirconium, A/O, Vortec
Continued on back.
AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR
FEATURED PRODUCTS
TIER:
BRAND:
TRADENAME:
SHAPE:
FLAP DENSITY:
ABRASIVE:
SIZE (D x H)
4-1/2" x 5/8"-11
4-1/2" x 7/8"
5" x 5/8"-11
5" x 7/8"
6" x 5/8"-11
6" x 7/8"
7" x 5/8"-11
7" x 7/8"
GRIT
36
40
60
80
120
36
40
60
80
120
36
40
60
80
120
36
40
60
80
120
40
60
80
36
40
60
80
120
36
40
60
80
120
36
40
60
80
120
BEST
Norton
BLAZE
R980P
Type 27
Flat
Standard
Ceramic Alumina
BACKING PLATE: Quick Trim Plastic
OTHER:
Supersize
MAX. RPM STD. PKG.
FASTENAL #
13,300
10
0811065
0811066
0811067
0811068
13,300
10
0811069
0811070
0811071
0811072
12,000
10
12,000
10
10,200
10
10,200
10
8,600
10
8,600
10
BEST
BEST
Fiberglass
Supersize
FASTENAL #
99523048
99523046
851234
Fiberglass
Supersize
FASTENAL #
0808452
0808453
0808454
0808455
851235
851236
851237
851238
0808456
0808457
0808458
0808459
Norton
Norton
BLAZE
BLAZE
R980P
R980P
Type 27
Type 29
Conical
Flat
High
Standard
Ceramic Alumina Ceramic Alumina
BETTER
BETTER
GOOD
FASTENAL #
0814798
0814799
0814800
0814801
FASTENAL #
0890911
0890912
0890913
0890914
0814802
0814803
0814804
0814805
0890907
0890908
0890909
0890910
FASTENAL #
0814788
0814687
0814688
0814689
0814690
0814789
0814691
0814692
0814693
0814694
0814790
0814791
0814792
0814793
0814794
0814795
0814695
0814696
0814697
0814698
0814806
0814807
0814808
0814809
0808460
0808461
0808462
0808463
0811073
0811074
0811075
0811076
0814810
0814811
0814812
0814813
0890915
0890916
0890917
0890918
0814814
0814815
0814816
0811077
0811078
0811079
0811080
0811081
0811082
0811083
0811084
GOOD
GOOD
Norton
Norton
Norton
Norton
Norton
BLUEFIRE
BLUEFIRE
NEON
NEON
NEON
R884P
R884P
R766
R766
R766
Type 27
Type 29 Conical
Type 27
Type 27
Type 29
Flat
Flat
Flat
Conical
Standard
Standard
Standard
High
Standard
Zirconia Alumina Zirconia Alumina Aluminum Oxide/ Aluminum Oxide/ Aluminum Oxide/
Plus
Plus
Zirconia Alumina Zirconia Alumina Zirconia Alumina
Quick Trim Plastic
Fiberglass
Quick Trim Plastic
Fiberglass
Fiberglass
0808464
0808465
0808466
0808467
0814817
0814818
0814819
0814820
0890923
0890924
0890925
0890926
0808468
0808469
0808470
0808471
0814821
0814822
0814823
0814824
0890919
0890920
0890921
0890922
0814699
0814700
0814701
0814702
0814796
0814703
0814704
0814705
0814706
0814797
0814707
0814708
0814709
0814710
FASTENAL #
0814867
0814745
0814746
0814747
0814748
0814749
0814750
0814751
0814869
0814870
0814871
0814872
0814873
0814874
0814875
0814876
0814880
0814881
0814882
0850597
0814877
0814878
0814879
FASTENAL #
0814715
0814716
0814717
0814835
0814836
0814718
0814719
0814720
0814721
0814837
0814838
0814839
0814840
0814841
0814842
0814722
0814723
0814724
0814725
0814843
0814726
0814727
0814728
0814844
0814845
0814846
0814883
0814753
0814754
0814755
0814847
0814729
0814730
0814731
0814848
0814849
0814732
0814733
0814734
0814850
0814756
0814757
0814758
0814759
VENDING PACKS
FASTENAL # SIZE
DESCRIPTION
FLAP DISCS TYPE 27 PLASTIC BACK
0814798V02 4-1/2" x 5/8"-11 BlueFire Zirconia
0814800V02 4-1/2" x 5/8"-11 BlueFire Zirconia
0814801V02 4-1/2" x 5/8"-11 BlueFire Zirconia
0814802V02 4-1/2" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814804V02 4-1/2" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814805V02 4-1/2" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814806V02 5" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814808V02 5" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814809V02 5" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814810V02 5" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814812V02 5" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814813V02 5" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814817V02 7" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814819V02 7" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814820V02 7" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814821V02 7" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814823V02 7" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814824V02 7" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
GRIT RPM
STD. OUTER
PK. PK.
MACHINE
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
13,300
13,300
13,300
13,300
13,300
13,300
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
8,600
8,600
8,600
8,600
8,600
8,600
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FASTENAL # SIZE
DESCRIPTION
FLAP DISC TYPE 29 FIBER BACK
0890911V02 4-1/2" x 5/8"-11 BlueFire Zirconia
0890913V02 4-1/2" x 5/8"-11 BlueFire Zirconia
0890914V02 4-1/2" x 5/8"-11 BlueFire Zirconia
0890907V02 4-1/2" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0890909V02 4-1/2" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0890910V02 4-1/2" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0814851V02 5" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814853V02 5" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0814854V02 5" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0890915V02 5" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0890917V02 5" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0890918V02 5" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0890923V02 7" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0890925V02 7" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0890926V02 7" x 5/8"-11
BlueFire Zirconia
0890919V02 7" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0890921V02 7" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
0890922V02 7" x 7/8"
BlueFire Zirconia
AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR
FORM #8540
© Saint-Gobain September 2014.
Norton, BlueFire, Neon, and Red Heat are
registered trademarks of Saint-Gobain.
GRIT RPM
STD. OUTER
PK. PK.
MACHINE
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
36
60
80
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
13,300
13,300
13,300
13,300
13,300
13,300
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
8,600
8,600
8,600
8,600
8,600
8,600
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000
FAST5000/3000