A diamond blade is a saw blade which has diamonds fixed on its base for cutting hard or abrasive materials. There are many types of diamond blade, and they have uses in many industries, including cutting stone, concrete, asphalt, bricks, coal balls, glass, and ceramics in the construction industry; cutting semiconductor materials in the IT industry; and cutting gem-stones, including diamonds, in the gem industry.
Diamond blades can be categorized by their shape, use, and manufacturing method.
If categorized by their style, diamond blades are available in different types: circular saw blades, gang saw blades and band saw blades.
Circular diamond saw blades are commonly seen and are the most widely used type of diamond blade.
A diamond gang saw blade is a long steel plate with diamond segments welded on it. Normally, a group (tens or hundreds) of diamond gang saw blades are used together to saw raw stone blocks.
A diamond band saw blade is a flexible closed steel band with diamonds fixed (often by electroplating) on the teeth of one side of the band.