Selecting the Right Band Saw Blade when selecting a WIKUS band saw blade, consider the following points:

• Band length
  The band dimension individually depends on the cutting machine used. You will find further information in the chapter on machine types or in the operation instructions for your machine.
• Band width
  With horizontal machines the band width is specified by the manufacturer. Vertical band saw machines allow higher variations of the band width. However, the general rule is the wider the band saw blade, the higher its stability. In case of contour cuts, the smallest radius to be cut is the limiting factor for the band width.
• Cutting edge material
  WIKUS offers four main groups of cutting edge materials:
  • Carbon steel
    Hardness: approx. 850 HV
    Tempering resistance: approx. 200°C
    
  • High-speed steel
    Hardness: approx. 1000 HV
    Tempering resistance: approx. 600°C
    
  • Carbide
    Hardness: approx. 1600 HV
    Tempering resistance: approx. 800°C
    
  • Diamond
    Hardness: approx. 9000 HV
    The machinability of the material to be cut determines the cutting edge material.
    
• Tooth pitch
  At WIKUS you may choose between constant and variable tooth pitch. Here the contact length of the blade in the work piece is decisive.
• Tooth shape
  Our different tooth shapes have been optimally combined with our cutting edge materials and band dimensions by our technologists:
  
  • Raker tooth (S)
    Short-chipping and brittle materials
    
  • Skip tooth (L)
    Flexible materials (aluminium and wood)
    
  • Hook tooth (K)
    Long-chipping, tough materials
    
  • Tooth shape (HV)
    Brittle and annealed materials with large cross-sections
    
  • Tooth shape (VA)
    Tough and long-chipping materials with large cross-sections
    
  • Profile tooth (P)
    Hollow profiles, angle profiles and beams
    
  • Trapezoid tooth (T)
    High cutting rates and best surface quality
    
  • Tooth shape (TSN)
    Induction hardened and chrome-coated shafts
    
• Type of tooth set
  Our product range offers every type of tooth set:
  
  • Carbon steel band saw blades
    SD, WS, RL, GS
    
  • Bimetal band saw blades
    SD, GS
    
  • Carbide coated band saw blades
    SD
    Our carbide tipped band saw blades FUTURA, FUTURA PLUS and FUTURA SN as well as all coated band saw blades are not set.
    Further information concerning tooth shapes, tooth pitch and types of tooth set can be found on the following pages.
    You can download a short overview concerning band width, tooth pitch, tooth set and parameters for cutting tubes and profiles here.