The stainless steel has excellent properties, but it is difficult-to-grind material. Because belt grinding shows many advantages, grinding experiments with four kinds of abrasive grain on stainless steel are carried out. The correlation mechanism between the abrasive grits and the workpiece, and influence factors on material removal rate are discussed. A scanning electric microscope was used to investigate the surface micro-shape characteristics of abrasive grit and workface. The material removal mechanism and the wearing types of abrasive belt are also analyzed.