Granite slabs cut with frame saw employing blades with diamond-containing segments and method of cutting thereof

摘要

A graphite block cut into slabs by a sawing device comprising a plurality of generally parallel, spaced-apart blades with each of the blades having a plurality of cutting segments mounted thereon, each of the cutting segments comprising a continuous phase impregnated with a superabrasive material selected from one of natural diamond, synthetic diamond, cubic boron nitride, and combinations thereof; wherein each of the granite slabs as cut from the block has a surface roughness R_a of less than 500 μ-in, and with thickness variation of 2 mm or less from a nominal slab target.