Cutting concrete and steel in the same pass
Reinforced concrete is the hardest wire selection problem in construction cutting: the wire must cut abrasive concrete and tough steel reinforcement in one pass without glazing. Specification follows the reinforcement, not the concrete.
The amount and diameter of steel reinforcement, and the presence of additional materials such as metal inserts or embedded components. These decide the bond and the bead, not the concrete grade alone.
Heavily reinforced concrete requires a more aggressive bead bond formula with higher-quality diamond grit and optimized diamond concentration. Softer bond formula with stronger diamond exposure — keeps cutting efficiency high and prevents the bead glazing over in hard, dense or heavily reinforced material.
Softer concrete wants a harder bond for lifespan; hard or heavily reinforced concrete wants a softer bond for faster diamond exposure and higher efficiency. Getting this backwards is the most common cause of a wire that will not cut.
Judge wire on total cutting cost, not purchase price: Total Cutting Cost = wire consumption + labor + machine running time + energy.
Values we can state from real applications, with the basis for each one.
| FamilyConstruction Diamond Wire | Diamond Wire for Concrete | Diamond Wire for Reinforced ConcreteThis page | Diamond Wire for Bridge & Structural Cutting |
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| Material | Concrete and lightly reinforced concrete | Reinforced concrete, structural sections | Reinforced and prestressed concrete, structural steel |
| Bond | Selected against concrete hardness and reinforcement | Aggressive bond formula for heavy reinforcement | Aggressive bond with optimized diamond concentration |
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One row per attribute. A cell reading “Not stated” has no verified figure behind it — we confirm it against your job rather than assume a value. Machine dimensions, weight, wire speed and rail configuration are available on request.
Every specification above is confirmed against your material, machine and site conditions before an order is placed.
We specify against the job rather than the catalog. These are the facts that decide the answer for anything in Diamond Wire.
This product is specified as part of a set. These are the wire families and product groups it is normally combined with — final selection depends on the material, the machine and the site conditions.
Actual applications with the equipment, tooling and working conditions recorded.
The reinforced concrete block was cut cleanly, and the run was documented on video as the reference demonstration for concrete wire selection.
Clean, precise structural cuts through reinforced concrete spans, with the structure released for the next phase of works.
Cold, precise and safe dismantling of a 4-meter-diameter steel furnace, meeting the plant's safety and shutdown requirements without any thermal cutti
How this equipment and tooling performs in real quarry and construction conditions.
Send the material, the machine and the working conditions. We will come back with a specification that suits the job — and say plainly where a limit exists.
