A method for manufacturing an abrasive article (10), including: providing a sheet including a support layer (12) and members (20) of a quick release system, QRS (18, 19) applying a metal coating (36) onto the support layer and the QRS members; applying abrasive particles (38) onto at least part of the first surface of the support layer, so that the particles are thermally connected to the metal coating;

The support layer defines a plurality of openings (26) that extend from a first surface (14) of the layer, through the layer, to an opposite surface (16) of the layer, and which allow abrasion dust to pass through. The QRS members are fixed on or in the support layer and protrude from this opposite surface, and are configured to fix the article to a surface including complementary QRS members (19). The metal coating covers both the support layer and the QRS members, and forms thermally conductive paths from the abrasive particles on the first surface, via the openings, to the QRS members on the opposite surface.

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to protective leaching masks, and methods of manufacturing and using the same for leaching superabrasive elements such as polycrystalline diamond elements. In an embodiment, a protective leaching mask assembly includes a superabrasive element including a central axis and a superabrasive table, and a protective mask formed to protect at least a portion of the superabrasive element. The protective mask includes a base portion and at least one sidewall extending from the base portion and defining an opening generally opposite the base portion. The at least one sidewall includes an inner surface configured to abut with a selected portion of the superabrasive element being chemically resistant to a leaching agent and an outer surface sloping at an oblique angle relative to the central axis.

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to protective leaching masks, and methods of manufacturing and using the same for leaching superabrasive elements such as polycrystalline diamond elements. In an embodiment, a protective leaching mask assembly includes a superabrasive element including a central axis and a superabrasive table, and a protective mask formed to protect at least a portion of the superabrasive element. The protective mask includes a base portion and at least one sidewall extending from the base portion and defining an opening generally opposite the base portion. The at least one sidewall includes an inner surface configured to abut with a selected portion of the superabrasive element being chemically resistant to a leaching agent and an outer surface sloping at an oblique angle relative to the central axis.

A polishing article includes a polishing layer having a working surface including at least one multi-cell structure disposed on the working surface. The multi-cell structure includes three cells, defined as a first cell, a second cell and a third cell. Each of the three cells includes at least one sidewall defining a cell shape. The first cell and the second cell include a first common sidewall including a first channel, having a first channel length, allowing fluid communication between the first cell and the second cell, and a first axis perpendicular to the first channel length and substantially parallel to the working surface. Further, the second cell and the third cell include a second common sidewall including a second channel, having a second channel length, allowing fluid communication between the second cell and the third cell, and a second axis perpendicular to the second channel length and substantially parallel to the working surface. An included angle between the first axis and the second axis is from 0° to less than 180°.

The present disclosure relates to an abrasive article construction containing an anti-loading composition which significantly reduces loading, is coatable, is durable, and is relatively inexpensive to manufacture. In particular, the use of the anti-loading compositions of the present disclosure as a size coat at least reduces if not eliminates the need for a supersize coat, while offering comparable if not superior performance and durability. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an abrasive article including a backing with a first major surface and an opposing second major surface, an abrasive layer bonded to at least a portion of the first major surface, with the abrasive layer comprising abrasive particles retained in a make coat. The abrasive article further includes an anti-loading size layer comprising a size coat binder and wax at least partially disposed on the abrasive layer and also includes a blocked acid catalyst.

An abrasive agglomerate particle includes fused aluminum oxide mineral bonded in a vitreous matrix. The fused aluminum oxide mineral is present in a range from 70 percent by weight to 95 percent by weight and the vitreous matrix is present at least at five percent by weight, based on the weight of the abrasive agglomerate particle. The fused aluminum oxide mineral has an average particle size of up to 300 micrometers, and the abrasive agglomerate particle has a frusto-pyramidal shape with side walls having a taper angle in a range from 2 to 15 degrees and a dimension of at least 400 micrometers. The abrasive agglomerate particles are useful in abrasive articles. The method includes contacting the workpiece with an abrasive article and moving the workpiece and the abrasive article relative to each other to abrade the workpiece.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical filed of new carbon materials and relates to a novel sp.sup.2-sp.sup.3 hybrid crystalline carbon named Gradia and its preparation process. A novel sp.sup.2-sp.sup.3 hybrid carbon named Gradia is synthesized using sp.sup.2 hybrid carbon as raw materials under high temperature and high pressure. The basic structural units of Gradia are composed of sp.sup.2 hybrid graphite-like structural units and sp.sup.3 hybrid diamond-like structural units. Gradia disclosed in the present disclosure is a class of new sp.sup.2-sp.sup.3 hybrid carbon allotrope, whose crystal structure can vary with the widths and/or crystallographic orientation relationships of internal sp.sup.2 and/or sp.sup.3 structural units.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical filed of new carbon materials and relates to a novel sp.sup.2-sp.sup.3 hybrid crystalline carbon named Gradia and its preparation process. A novel sp.sup.2-sp.sup.3 hybrid carbon named Gradia is synthesized using sp.sup.2 hybrid carbon as raw materials under high temperature and high pressure. The basic structural units of Gradia are composed of sp.sup.2 hybrid graphite-like structural units and sp.sup.3 hybrid diamond-like structural units. Gradia disclosed in the present disclosure is a class of new sp.sup.2-sp.sup.3 hybrid carbon allotrope, whose crystal structure can vary with the widths and/or crystallographic orientation relationships of internal sp.sup.2 and/or sp.sup.3 structural units.

A method of making a coated abrasive article includes disposing abrasive composite precursors on a major surface of a water-soluble film. The abrasive composite precursors are lightly contacted with a porous fibrous backing, and the abrasive composite precursor are hardened to form abrasive composites. Dissolving the water-soluble film provides the coated abrasive article.

A bonded abrasive wheel is disclosed comprising a plurality of abrasive particles disposed in a binder, a first grinding surface, a second surface opposing the first grinding surface, and an outer circumference. The wheel comprises a rotational axis extending through a central hub and a circuit configured as a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) unit coupled to the abrasive wheel. The circuit comprises an antenna configured to communicate with one or more external devices and comprising a first end and a second end, wherein antenna has a radius of curvature about an axis along at least a portion thereof such that the first end is disposed adjacent to but is spaced from the second end, and an integrated circuit (IC) operably coupled to the antenna and configured to store at least a first data.