Glass-ceramic bonded abrasive tools
US6123743A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24D3/14
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an abrasive tool that comprises sol-gel alumina abrasive grains bonded together by a glass-ceramic bond material, the tool comprising from about 35 to 65% by volume void spaces, wherein at least about 75% of the volume of the bond material is located in the bond posts or in a coating on the abrasive grains and in which the volume proportion of bond to grain is from about 0.06 to 0.6.
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