band saw blade selector

Choose your material type

Type

Rolled steel

Profile steel

Bundled small material

Normal steel, Non-ferrous metals (*1)

Cold working steel, case-hardened steel

Hot forming tool steel, stainless steel

High heat-resistant special alloys

St-37, St-52, StE 380

1.2510, 1.0301, 1.7012, 1.7218, 1.6955

1.2341, 1.2735, 1.2303, 1.2379

1.2344, 1.4301, 1.4564

Inconel, titanium, aluminum, Hastelloy

Choose the section to be cut

<100

100-400

>400

<100

100-400

>400

<100

100-400

>400

<100

100-400

>400

Choose a blade type

The basic requirement for cutting is that the tooth tip must be harder than the material to be cut. As a general rule of thumb, the tooth tips should be at least twice as hard as the material to be cut.

C A R B I D E

AXCELA G Coated carbide up to 2500HV (*2)

Carbide saw blades for maximum performance with outstanding tool life.

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AXCELA H Carbide 1600HV (*2)

Carbide saw blades for challenging materials and special applications.

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AXCELA A Carbide 1600HV (*2)

Carbide saw blades for aluminium applications with high blade speed.

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AXCELA S Carbide 1600HV (*2)

Carbide saw blades for universal application on modern and strong bandsaw machines.

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AXCELA B Carbide 1600HV (*2)

Carbide saw blades for universal use on conventional machines. Replacement for standard carbide blades.

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B I M E T A L

AURORA M42 + TiN coated 950/2300HV (*3)

TiN coated high-performance saw blade for difficult to cut materials with extremely long tool life.

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MAGNUM HL M71 AMADA M71 HSS 1000HV(*3)

HILO tooth geometry and precision offsetting result in friction reduction. High-performance tooth tip material and sectional cutting channel using patented tooth geometry. Can be used for difficult to cut materials including high heat-resistant special alloys.

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MAGNUM HLG M71 AMADA M71 HSS 1000HV(*4)

HILO tooth geometry and precision offsetting result in friction reduction. Outstanding cutting performance for tool steel.

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SIGMA M42 HSS 950HV

Sectional cutting channel using patented tooth geometry for the reduction of cutting resistance. Can be used for difficult to cut materials. Particularly recommended for stainless steels.

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SUPER HL M42 HSS 950HV (*3)

HILO tooth geometry and precision offsetting result in friction reduction. The sectional cutting channel reduces the cutting resistance. For materials in the medium and large diameter range. An Anti-Pinching variant is available for materials with internal clamping.

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SUPER HLG M42 HSS 950HV

HILO tooth geometry and precision offsetting result in friction reduction. Wide application area from normal steel to difficult to cut materials.

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CHIPBREAKER M42 HSS 950HV

Special tooth profile in combination with HILO tooth geometry reduces the heat development at the tooth tip and promotes the formation of smaller chips. As a result, particularly suitable for materials with unfavorable chip form.

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SUPER8 M42 HSS 950HV

NEW developed M42 bandsaw blade for universal purpose. Special design for noise reduced cutting, better lifetime and high surface quality.

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SGLB M42 HSS 950HV

Universal blade with wide range of applications.

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RATIO HI-LO Matrix HSS M42 Basis 900HV

Proven, patented AMADA HILO tooth shape reduces the friction and enables high cutting performance for materials with a strength up to 950 N/mm 2.

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HI-LO M42 HSS >950HV

Special tooth profile in combination with HILO tooth geometry and a particular production method enables the economic cutting of tubes made of high strength materials such as duplex steel.

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PROTECTOR M42 HSS 950HV (*5)

Saw blade specially for profile steel and tubes with reinforced tooth back for reduction of tooth breakouts.

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PROTEC Matrix HSS M42 Basis 900HV (*5)

Saw blade specially for profile steel and tubes with reinforced tooth back for reduction of tooth breakouts. Particularly suitable for steels with a strength up to 950 N/mm 2.

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DUOS M42 HSS 950HV (*4)

Due to the special offsetting and the different tooth heights, the sawing of a wide range of dimensions without blade replacement is possible. Particularly suitable for light weight workshop machines.

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*1 Non-ferrous metals are mainly aluminium, aluminium alloys, copper and copper alloys. In some cases, these materials can be just as hard as difficult to cut steels or even harder.
*2 JP. PAT. P.
*3 US. PAT.
*4 JP. PAT.
*5 JP. PAT. (2/3P, 3/4P, 4/6P)
*6 The hardness of the tooth tips refers to the average values published by AMADA. These can be different depending on type and dimensions of the product.

Choose the maximum width to be cut

Determine the section to be sawn (L). This is the maximum solid section that the saw blade has to cut through at any point.

Using the maximum cutting width (L) determined from above, compare to the chart below to determine the ideal tooth pitch.

1. For optimum sawing, we recommend selecting a toothing pitch which always has 10 to 20 teeth in the material.
2. For sawing deformed workpieces or workpieces with varying cutting width, it is recommended during the cutting that at least two teeth penetrate the material simultaneously.
3. The above table is based on a quality “SGLB” as guideline. Specific applications of other blades vary occasionally due to their characteristic properties. For example, a 3/4 teeth PROTECTOR can also cut material from the above 4/6 teeth/inch range.