Cutting Fluid
Overview
Cutting Fluid
What This Product Is
A cutting fluid used with diamond and abrasive blades during sectioning. Added to the saw's coolant, it lubricates and cools the cut, flushes debris, and helps protect the blade and specimen — reducing heat damage to the cut face and extending blade life.
Intended Use in Metallography
Used at the sectioning step, in the saw's recirculating coolant, to cool and lubricate the cut. Selected when:
- Cutting with diamond wafering or abrasive blades
- Reducing heat and burning at the cut face
- Extending blade life and improving cut quality
Typical Applications
- Precision and abrasive sectioning of metals and mounted specimens
- Cutting heat-sensitive materials where a cool cut matters
- General saw coolant top-up and replacement
Beyond metallography, cutting fluid is also used in petrographic sectioning and other precision cutting where cooling and lubrication protect the blade and specimen.
When This Product Is NOT Ideal
- For dry-cutting operations that do not use a coolant
- Where a specimen or process requires a specific non-standard coolant chemistry
Where This Fits in the Preparation Process
- Used during sectioning, before mounting and grinding
Specifications
| Type | Sectioning cutting fluid / coolant additive |
| Function | Cools, lubricates, flushes debris, protects blade and specimen |
| Use | Added to the saw's recirculating coolant |
| Sizes / types | See product options |
| Application | Metallographic and petrographic sectioning |
| Type | Cutting Fluid, Cutting Fluid w/ Corrosion Guard |
| Size | 16 oz, 64 oz, 1 Gallon, 5 Gallon |
| Custom sizing | Custom sizes and concentrations are made to spec if what you need is not listed |
| Compatibility | Buehler, Struers, LECO, Allied, and PACE — and all other major brands. |
Compatibility and Equivalents
A sectioning cutting fluid / coolant additive for the same role served by the cutting fluids and coolant additives from Buehler, Struers, and Allied High Tech. Runs in the major low-speed and precision saws with no change to your process. It is a comparable product for the same step — not a branded or drop-in item.
Typically 20 to 40 percent lower in price.
Request a free sample and test it on your own saw.
Named brand products are referenced only to identify the comparable item and prep step. We do not claim our product is identical to, or a replacement for, any trademarked product, and no affiliation or endorsement is implied.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does cutting fluid do?
It cools and lubricates the cut during sectioning, flushes away debris, and helps protect the blade and specimen — reducing heat damage and extending blade life.
How is it used?
It is added to the saw's recirculating coolant at the recommended concentration. Follow the dilution on the product for your saw.
Does it work with any blade?
It is intended for diamond and abrasive sectioning blades on standard low-speed and precision saws.
Can cutting fluid be used outside metallography?
Yes. It is used in petrographic sectioning and other precision cutting where cooling and lubrication protect the blade and workpiece.