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I wanted to study how the grit looks like, I guess this is not it so sorry for the wrong title.

I should have clearly started with the disclaimer that this is my own point of view and everyone...

Everyone can make their own conclusions looking at the pics, I certainly am not saying what happens, just what I think is happening. I stated that in at least one of my posts.

Tom,
the x-ray results posted are not mine.
I just put the grit on a glass slide to see how it looks like.
A very thorough research will reveal a lot of interesting data, but it takes time,...

The flakes are contamination from Nakayama, I used the same Atoma to raise slurry, I guess I did not scrub/rinse thoroughly enough between stones.

I do but it does not have a camera on it.
As far as metal particles the grit for the images is taken from the supernatant of the grit suspension, leaving all the heavy stuff on the bottom of the...

it could be that or that it can be suspended better to disperse in evenly.

Today I was again using the SEM so I smuggled some Shapton 30k (thanks Alex) slurry to take a look at.
I had some issues with adjustments of the image because this bugger is too reflective and I...

Alex this is a scale assigned by the computer, you can estimate particle size by comparing against the scale provided. Even if the scales are different the particle sizes are comparable measured in...

Alex,
thanks I can do Shapton 30k if you can send me grit from it.
I'll pm you

those are EDS tests?

Dancing slurry is the way to go :y

I agree with all you said, the conclusion is totally my personal opinion that could very well be wrong.
I also made a mistake and typed that I used Atoma for the Escher , in fact I used my 6x1"...

I took the samples from the supernatant in the solution, all metal particles should have been in the crud on the bottom of the vial.

Dylan,
I did not mean particles to water ratio, this is not what I was looking at. I meant that each grit particle breaks down in how thick it is by flaking off.
Jnats have layered structure, like...

I think the structure of the grit shows how the break down happens, its by reducing thickness mainly. There is also size break down but IMHO before that happens the bevel is already smooth enough.

I get to spend some time on an SEM from time to time, so I figured I'd snap a few photos of the grits of some finishing stones to see how they look like before and after honing. I am not aware of ...