A method of producing an abrasive product comprises providing a mixture of
a mass of discrete carbide particles and a mass of diamond particles, the
diamond particles being present in the mixture in an amount such that the
diamond content of the abrasive product is 25% or less by weight, and
subjecting the mixture to elevated temperature and pressure conditions at
which the diamond is crystallographically stable and at which
substantially no graphite is formed, in the presence of a bonding metal
or alloy capable of bonding the mixture into a coherent, sintered
product, to produce the abrasive product. The bonding metal or alloy is
preferably a combination of a transition metal or a transition metal
alloy and up to 40% by volume of the bonding metal or alloy of a second
metal which is a stronger carbide former than the transition metal or the
transition metal alloy, or an alloy of the second metal.