Blade Application Code For Diamond Saw Blades
CSDA-BC-107
Specification No.
CSDA-BC-107
Effective Date
Sept 13, 2002
Revised
June 1, 2020
1. General
1.1 This standard establishes an application code for diamond saw blades to help end users identify the intended use of the product.
1.2 The standard applies to specifically to diamond blades 12 inches in diameter or larger but can also be applied to smaller diameters.
1.3 The blades shall be permanently marked with this code by stamp, laser or similar process.
1.4 Blade manufactures’ participation is voluntary.
1.5 This standard is recognized and endorsed by the Masonry and Concrete Saw Manufacturers Institute (SMI), a product-specific group of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
2. Format
The code consists of three positions separated by dashes using unique Code characters per the chart below.
| Position | Description | Application | Code |
| 1 | Wet or Dry | Wet Use Only Wet or Dry Use |
W D |
| 2 | Media Type | Cured Concrete Green Concrete Asphalt Asphalt over Concrete Brick, Block, Masonries, Refractories Tile, Ceramic, Stone |
C G A O B T |
| 3 | Saw Type | Flat Saw Wall Saw Hand-held Saw Stationary Saw Masonry or Tile Saw |
F W H S M |
Additionally, if a blade has multiple applications, it is acceptable to use several characters.
Examples:
D-C-H is a blade that can be used wet or dry for cutting cured concrete with a hand-held saw.
W-GAB-F is a wet blade that can cut green concrete, asphalt, brick, block, masonries and refractories and is intended for use on a flat saw.
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