
| Material | Main component of the material | Density g/cm³ | Abrasion resistance | Used for grinding material |
| Hardened cast steel | Cr - Fe | 3.85 | Good | Hard, brittle samples |
| Manganese steel | Mn - Fe | 7.9–8 | Good | Very hard, brittle samples |
| Hard metal tungsten carbide | WC | 14.05 | Very good | Very hard, abrasive samples |
| Zirconium oxide ¹ | ZrO2 | 6.0 | Good | Medium-hard, brittle samples, iron-free grinding |
1)Grinding disks of zirconium oxide are only suitable for grinding ceramic materials, minerals, etc. and never for hard-tough samples, such as metals.
Below are examples listed – always in reference to 1 kg feed quantity and 20 mm particle size and
arranged by material types from hard to medium-hard.
| Material to be ground | Grinding time | Gap setting | Fineness (µm) | Throughput | |
| (min) | (mm) | 90% < x | 50% < x | (kg/h) | |
| Basalt | 2.1 3.5 |
1.0 0.1 |
220 |
600 60 |
28 17 |
| Clinker | 2.0 10.0 |
0.5 0.1 |
900 220 |
450 60 |
30 6 |
| Slate | 1.4 2.2 |
1.0 0.1 |
300 |
1500 90 |
45 27 |
| Hard coal | 3.5 13.5 |
1.0 0.1 |
250 |
800 100 |
17 4 |
| Limestone | 2.0 6.3 |
1.0 0.1 |
1000 210 |
420 100 |
30 10 |
| Thomas meal (potash) | 1.3 2.3 |
1.0 0.5 |
1000 350 |
350 150 |
45 36 |
| Pumice stone | 3.5 5.0 |
0.5 0.1 |
600 150 |
250 30 |
17 12 |
| Glass | 2.5 3.3 3.8 |
3.0 2.0 1.0 |
4000 2500 1400 |
2240 1600 800 |
25 18 16 |
The indicated results are to be considered as an orientation guide, since the chemical and physical properties (e.g. residual moisture, morphology, etc.) can vary even with the same material to be ground.