AO will work on steel. They don't last as long as ceramic or Zirc belts. *ceramic doesn't do well without significant pressure. They will glaze over and stop cutting. They need pressure to fracture the ceramic grit to expose fresh cutting edges. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to use much pressure on a 1x30.
AO and Zirc are fine for steel.
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