Holiday Update:
Fiber Optic Center will be closed December 24 and 25.
Due to potential early carrier pickups, PLEASE HAVE ALL ORDERS IN BY NOON ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 23.


We will resume our regular business hours on Thursday, December 26.

Fiber Optic Center will be at Photonics West - Schedule your meeting with a member of the FOC team now

3M™ 498X Silicon Carbide Flock Pile Lapping Film Disc - 5 inch 3µm (micron), PSA

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3M 3um 498X Silicon Carbide Flock Pile Lapping Film, 5" Disc with PSA Backing. Pricing per Disc.
3M™ 498X Silicon Carbide Flock Pile Lapping Film is a more aggressive abrasive material, often recommended over Aluminum Oxide Lapping Film for epoxy and glass removal. These films break down into a slurry during use with water for polishing MT style, multi-fiber ferrules. It enables better control of fiber protrusion and helps slurry mess and contamination on fixtures and polishing machines.

The 5" disc is used for applications in MT style, multi-fiber optic connector optic connector polishing and wafer edge cleaning.

Lapping Film Features:
  • Film Color: Gray
  • Grit Size: 3 micron (3µm)
  • Base Film Material: Fibrous polyester
  • Base Film Thickness: 3 mil (75 µm)
  • Quantity: Single Disc
  • PSA backed film
Product Life: 24 months from the date of manufacture when stored in the original packaging materials and stored at 10°C - 30° C (50°F - 86°F) and 30-60% relative humidity.