A reusable grinding tool consisting of a replaceable single layer of abrasive particles intimately bonded to a precisely configured tool substrate, and a process for manufacturing the grinding tool. The tool substrate may be ceramic or metal and the abrasive particles are preferably diamond, but may be cubic boron nitride. The manufacturing process involves: coating a configured tool substrate with layers of metals, such as titanium, copper and titanium, by physical vapor deposition (PVD); apply...

Method for making alpha alumina-based abrasive grain from a dispersion comprising boehmite, wherein the method involves the impregnation of an alpha alumina-based ceramic precursor material. The abrasive grain can be incorporated into abrasive products such as coated abrasives, bonded abrasives, and non-woven abrasives.

Coated abrasives suitable for very fine abrading applications can be obtained by depositing formulations comprising abrasive grits, fillers, grinding aid, additives and a binder resin and in patterns on a surface using a rotogravure technique providing the viscosity is controlled such that the formulation deposited does not lose its shape prior to cure.

Abrasive grain including manganese oxide therein are provided. The inclusion of manganese oxide can be utilized to reduce the transition temperature of transitional alumina(s) to alpha alumina(s), during the formation of the abrasive grain. Further, manganese oxide presence can be utilized to generate sintered abrasive grain having a submicrometer, faceted microstructure. The abrasive grain are useful in abrasive articles such as coated abrasives, three-dimensional, low density abrasives, and bo...

A method of preparing an abrasive article, and the article produced therefrom is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a backing having a first major surface; coating the first major surface of the backing with a tie coat precursor, wherein the tie coat precursor comprises a first radiation curable component; applying an abrasive slurry to the first major surface of the backing after coating the tie coat precursor thereon, wherein the abrasive slurry comprises a plurality of abra...

Abrasive foam articles and a method of manufacture of such articles are described. The articles of the invention comprise a flexible and resilient foam substrate having first and second major substrate surfaces, at least one of the surfaces having a plurality of open cells substantially across the substrate surface, the open cells having coatable surfaces defined by interconnected voids; and a plurality of abrasive particles adhered to said coatable surfaces of said open cells in a substantially...

Apparatus and methods for the manufacture of improved abrasive tools and the like which include apparatus and a method for the creation of a structurally viable matrix having a pattern of abrasive elements which can be shaped, cut and positioned for permanent disposition on a rigid tool body. The apparatus includes a transversely magnetized base surface with magnetic protrusions to provide a mosaic-like surface. A release layer is placed over the protrusions and magnetizable abrasive particles a...

A configurable LNA architecture for a multi-band RF receiver front end comprises a bank of LNAs, each optimized to a different frequency band, wherein each LNA has a configurable topology. Each LNA comprises a plurality of amplifier stages, each stage including an RF transistor having a different width. The transistor widths in adjacent amplifier stages may be binary weighted, or may be sized to achieve a constant gain step. By selectively enabling and disabling RF transistors, the effective tra...

Coated abrasive material is provided having a supersize layer thereon which improves grinding. This layer comprises an elastomeric material having substantial residual unsaturation and an active solid, particulate grinding aid.

A vitreous bonded cubic boron nitride grinding wheel is provided which optionally contains silicon carbide or other abrasive having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of cubic boron nitride, and wherein the vitreous bond, having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of cubic boron nitride, is substantially non-reactive with cubic boron nitride and the optional abrasive.