An abrasive tool has an abrasive grain layer comprising a plurality of hard abrasive grains bonded by a binder, with a plurality of the hard abrasive grains each having a working surface formed to contact a workpiece, a ratio of a total area of a plurality of such working surfaces to an area of an imaginary plane smoothly connecting the plurality of working surfaces being 5% or more and 30% or less.

An abrasive tool has an abrasive grain layer comprising a plurality of hard abrasive grains bonded by a binder, with a plurality of the hard abrasive grains each having a working surface formed to contact a workpiece, a ratio of a total area of a plurality of such working surfaces to an area of an imaginary plane smoothly connecting the plurality of working surfaces being 5% or more and 30% or less.

A coated super-abrasive grain comprises: a body composed of cubic boron nitride; and a coating film coating at least a portion of a surface of the body, the body having a dislocation density of 9×10.sup.14/m.sup.2 or less, the coating film including one or more types of compounds composed of at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of a group 4 element, a group 5 element and a group 6 element of the periodic table, aluminum and silicon, and at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and boron.

A coated super-abrasive grain comprises: a body composed of cubic boron nitride; and a coating film coating at least a portion of a surface of the body, the body having a dislocation density of 9×10.sup.14/m.sup.2 or less, the coating film including one or more types of compounds composed of at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of a group 4 element, a group 5 element and a group 6 element of the periodic table, aluminum and silicon, and at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and boron.

A super-abrasive grain comprises a body composed of cubic boron nitride or diamond, and a coating film including aluminum and oxygen and coating at least a portion of a surface of the body of the abrasive grain.

A super-abrasive grain comprises a body composed of cubic boron nitride or diamond, and a coating film including aluminum and oxygen and coating at least a portion of a surface of the body of the abrasive grain.

Metal bond abrasive articles and methods of making metal bond abrasive articles via a focused beam are disclosed. In an aspect, a metal bond abrasive article includes a metallic binder material having abrasive particles retained therein, where the abrasive particles have at least one coating disposed thereon. The coating includes a metal, a metal oxide, a metal carbide, a metal nitride, a metalloid, or combinations thereof, and the at least one coating has an average thickness of 0.5 micrometers or greater. The metal bond abrasive article includes a number of layers directly bonded to each other. Metal bond abrasive articles prepared by the method can include abrasive articles having arcuate or tortuous cooling channels, abrasive segments, abrasive wheels, and rotary dental tools. Further, methods are provided, including receiving, by a manufacturing device having one or more processors, a digital object comprising data specifying a metal bond abrasive article; and generating, with the manufacturing device by an additive manufacturing process, the metal bond abrasive article based on the digital object. A system is also provided, including a display that displays a 3D model of a metal bond abrasive article; and one or more processors that, in response to the 3D model selected by a user, cause a 3D printer to create a physical object of the metal bond abrasive article.

The present disclosure provides a grinding wheel for grinding, configured such that a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) layer in a wheel outer peripheral part located on the outer surface of a wheel central part is provided at a position and thickness that vary depending on the type of weaving pattern layer, thereby exhibiting superior mechanical properties and superior vibration/shock absorption and offsetting effects compared to conventional grinding wheels, so problems such as cracking and fatigue failure due to burning do not occur, and moreover, the quality and productivity of processed products can be improved. Moreover, the grinding wheel is lighter in weight than conventional grinding wheels, and when an abrasive part is completely consumed, it can be replaced with a new abrasive part through removable attachment thereof, whereby the wheel outer peripheral part (wheel body) can be reused continuously, and the exchange time and the amount of tool wear can be reduced.

The present disclosure provides a grinding wheel for grinding, configured such that a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) layer in a wheel outer peripheral part located on the outer surface of a wheel central part is provided at a position and thickness that vary depending on the type of weaving pattern layer, thereby exhibiting superior mechanical properties and superior vibration/shock absorption and offsetting effects compared to conventional grinding wheels, so problems such as cracking and fatigue failure due to burning do not occur, and moreover, the quality and productivity of processed products can be improved. Moreover, the grinding wheel is lighter in weight than conventional grinding wheels, and when an abrasive part is completely consumed, it can be replaced with a new abrasive part through removable attachment thereof, whereby the wheel outer peripheral part (wheel body) can be reused continuously, and the exchange time and the amount of tool wear can be reduced.