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The terms hard and soft used in this context do not refer to the indentation hardness of the abrasive layer of the grinding wheel. A wheel refered to as ‘hard’ normally means that the bond is abrasion resistant, a ‘soft’ wheel by contrast has a bond which is less abrasion resistant and therefore tends to grind with lower forces.
