| | Failure | Cause | Recommendation |
 | Excessive wear of the segment | - Incorrect blade for material being cut
- Too low cutting speed
- Insufficient cooling
| - Use a tool with a harder metal bond
- Increase rotational speed
|
 | Uneven wear of the segments | - Improper use
- Insufficient cooling or not distributed laterally
- Machine shaft/bearings damaged
| - Ensure the blade is perpendicular to the direction of the cut
- Increase the air/water flow
- Check the axial and radial clearance of the bearings of the shaft on which it is assembled
|
 | Uneven wear of the blade body | - Incorrect rpm
- Abrasive fragments that beat against the steel sides
- Insufficient cooling
- Incorrect blade for the material
| - Adjust the rotational speed
- Increase air/water flow
- Replace with a suitable blade for the material
|
 | Cracks/breaks of the blade body | - Excessive twisting
- Insufficient cooling
- Too sharp an impact at the start
- Rpm is too high
- Improper storage of the blade
| - Ensure the blade is perpendicular to the direction of the cut
- Increase the air/water flow
- Reduce the rpm
|
 | Damaged or distorted bore | - Flanges not tightened enough
- Dirty flanges
| - Check the blade fits tightly onto the shaft of the machine
- Check the flanges
|
 | Overheating of the outer blade body | - Excessive twisting
- Insufficient cooling
| - Ensure the blade is perpendicular to the direction of the cut
- Increase air/water flow
|
 | Uneven rotation/ loss of tension | - Improper storage of blade
- Excesive twisting
- Insufficient cooling
| - Ensure the blade is perpendicular to the direction of the cut
- Increase air/water flow
|
 | The blade does not cut | - Material too hard for the chosen blade
- Too high rpm
| - Replace with a blade that is suitable for the material
- Reduce the rotational speed
|
 | Cracked segments | - Incorrect blade for the material
- Rpm is too high
- Overheating causing excessive pressure
| - Replace with a blade that is suitable for the material
- Reduce the rotational speed
|
 | Segments break off | - Blade is damaged in storage or transportation
- Excessive twisting
- Material movement during cutting
- Sharp impact during start
- Incorrect blade for material
| - Ensure the blade is perpendicular to the direction of the cut
- Reduce the feed speed/ pressure
|
 | Segment is no longer straight | - Improper storage, transportation or use of the blade
| |
 | Glazed Segments | - Too high rpm
- Incorrect blade for the material being cut
| - Lower the rotational speed
- Use a blade designed for the material being cut
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