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3M™ Lapping Film
High-quality 3M™ Lapping Films offer tightly graded abrasive mineral coated on polyester film backings to provide precision finishes every time. Available in discs, rolls and sheets, these films are ideal for:
Polishing fiber optic connectors and rigid memory disks
Texturing thin film disks
Roll superfinishing
Flat lapping applications
All your microabrasive applications
Product ID
Backing Type
Backing Thickness
Resin Type
061X
Polyester
3 mil
254X
Plain
2 mil
Standard
261X
Plain
3 mil
Standard
262X
Plain
3 mil
Soft (Type F)
263X
Plain
3 mil
Hard (Type P)
265X
PSA
3 mil
Soft (Type F)
266X
PSA
3 mil
Hard (Type P)
268X
PSA
3 mil
Standard
452X
Plain
2 mil
Soft (Type F2)
461X
Plain
3 mil
Standard
462X
Plain
3 mil
Harder resin
463X
Plain
3 mil
Easy breakdown resin for MT connector polishing
466X
PSA
3 mil
More durable resin (Type P)
468X
PSA
3 mil
Standard
468XW
PSA
3 mil
Easy breakdown resin for MT connector polishing
468XY
PSA
3 mil
Harder resin
562X
Polyester
3 mil
Standard
863X
Polyester Film
3 mil
Standard
863XW
Polyester Film
3 mil
Standard
865X
Polyester Film
3 mil
Durable Resin
869X
PSA
3 mil
Standard
869XW
PSA
3 mil
Standard
3M™ Lapping Film 865X Data Sheet PDF 61K
3M™ Lapping Film 863X and 863XW Data Sheet PDF 98K
3M™ Lapping Film 461X, 462X, 463X, 466X, 468XY and 468 XW Data Sheet PDF 30K
3M™ Lapping Film Aluminum Oxide 254X, 261X, 262X, 263X, 265X, 266X, 268X Data Sheet PDF 30k
3M™ Lapping Film Cerium Oxide 562X Data Sheet PDF 9k
3M™ Lapping Film 452X and 453X Data Sheet PDF 30K
3M™ Lapping Film Chrome Oxide 061X Data Sheet PDF 9K
3M™ Lapping Film 865X for Final Polishing of Fiber Optic Connectors PDF 967K
3M™ Fiber Optic Polishing Brochure PDF 883KB
3M™ Lapping and Polishing Films for Precision Processing and Finishing PDF 399KB
Final Polish of Fiber Optic Connectors using 3M™ Lapping Film 863X and 863XW on Domaille Engineering Polishing Machines, 60-5002-0080-7 PDF 220KB
Final Polish of Fiber Optic Connectors using 3M™ Lapping Film 863X and 863XW on Seiko Instruments SII, OFL-12, and OFL-15 Polishing Machines, 60-5002-0082-3 PDF 178KB
Final Polish of Fiber Optic Connectors using 3M™ Lapping Film 863X and 863XW on Seikoh Giken SFP-550 Polishing Machine, 60-5002-0081-5 PDF 201KB
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Floppy disc burnishing (452X and 453X)
Glass and fiber optic connector polishing (Cerium Oxide 562X)
Fiber optic connector polishing, flat lapping, superfinishing (461X, 462X, 463X, 464X, 466X, 468X, 468XY and 468XW)
Fiber optic connector polishing, flat lapping, superfinishing, media head finishing, hard disk drive lube buff (Aluminum Oxide)
Fiber optic connector polishing for the final step (863X and 863 XW)
Final finishing of magnetic audio and video tape heads (Chrome Oxide 061X)
Chrome oxide aids the final polishing of bi- or tri-metal substrates used in magnetic heads (Chrome Oxide 061X)