Elite Series - 16 Grit Single Segment Black Soft Concrete

- Most aggressive metal-bond grinding segment in the Elite line — 16 grit is the coarsest standard size, designed to tear through thick coatings, heavy mastic, epoxy overlays, glue, and badly worn or contaminated concrete surfaces in a single aggressive pass.

- Single-segment configuration for maximum cutting speed — a single segment per shoe creates less surface contact than a double, which means faster cutting speed and more aggressive material removal at the trade-off of shorter tool life. Recommended for grinders 25" and smaller, and the go-to choice anytime aggressive stock removal matters more than tool longevity.

- Engineered for soft concrete — soft concrete (typically under 2,500 PSI, Mohs 3–4) is highly abrasive and wears diamonds out fast. The black color code in Simiron's Elite range designates a hard metal bond, which holds the diamonds in place longer to give usable tool life on an abrasive slab.

- Counterintuitive but correct: hard bond on soft concrete, soft bond on hard concrete — using the wrong bond on a soft slab causes premature wear and burns through tooling budget. Black sits one step below orange in bond hardness: use black for standard soft concrete, step up to orange when the slab is exceptionally soft or abrasive.

- Step-zero tool for heavy prep jobs — use this before stepping up to 25 grit when the floor has thick coatings, severe surface damage, or major profile correction needs. After the 16-grit opens the floor, the typical sequence moves up through 25, 40, 80, and 100-grit metals, then into transitional and resin polishing pads. Leaving deep scratches at this stage is fine — the next grits are designed to remove them.