An abrasive segment can include an inner segment portion, an outer segment portion, and a central segment portion connected thereto. The inner segment portion can include an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall. Leading and trailing radial sidewalls can extend between the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall opposite each other. The outer segment portion can include an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall. Leading and trailing radial sidewalls can extend between the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall opposite each other. The central segment portion can include a leading radial sidewall and a trailing radial sidewall. The leading radial sidewall of the central segment portion can establish an acute angle, , with respect to the outer circumferential wall of the inner segment portion and an obtuse angle, , with respect the inner circumferential wall of the outer segment portion.

An abrasive segment can include an inner segment portion, an outer segment portion, and a central segment portion connected thereto. The inner segment portion can include an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall. Leading and trailing radial sidewalls can extend between the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall opposite each other. The outer segment portion can include an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall. Leading and trailing radial sidewalls can extend between the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall opposite each other. The central segment portion can include a leading radial sidewall and a trailing radial sidewall. The leading radial sidewall of the central segment portion can establish an acute angle, , with respect to the outer circumferential wall of the inner segment portion and an obtuse angle, , with respect the inner circumferential wall of the outer segment portion.

For use with a power trowel, an abrasive assembly attachable to a rotatable arm of the power trowel that comprises a circular, rigid plate having a central hub projecting out from a first major surface and affixed to its second major surface is a ring of a resilient material. Adjacent the resilient ring is a molded plastic ring in which a plurality of permanent magnet members are imbedded at regularly spaced intervals. The plastic ring further includes at least, one boss projecting outward from a surface thereof and designed to fit within an aperture disposed in an outermost ring, which is entirely or partially of a ferrous metal and which carries a plurality of abrasive members on its outer surface. The resilient ring is fastened to the rigid plate by internally threaded tubular pins and the plastic ring is secured by screws that pass through the plastic ring into the lumens of the internally threaded tubular pins.

For use with a power trowel, an abrasive assembly attachable to a rotatable arm of the power trowel that comprises a circular, rigid plate having a central hub projecting out from a first major surface and affixed to its second major surface is a ring of a resilient material. Adjacent the resilient ring is a molded plastic ring in which a plurality of permanent magnet members are imbedded at regularly spaced intervals. The plastic ring further includes at least, one boss projecting outward from a surface thereof and designed to fit within an aperture disposed in an outermost ring, which is entirely or partially of a ferrous metal and which carries a plurality of abrasive members on its outer surface. The resilient ring is fastened to the rigid plate by internally threaded tubular pins and the plastic ring is secured by screws that pass through the plastic ring into the lumens of the internally threaded tubular pins.

A sharpening device for cost-effectively sharpening dulled saw blades and a method of making and using the same is provided. The sharpening device may form a tooth-like configuration adapted to rotatably grind and sharpen a saw-teeth configuration into a saw blade. The tooth-like configuration may be provided by a plurality of grinding discs and spaces alternatively stacked in a stacked configuration along an arbor that can engage a hand-held power tool. The stack configuration may be retained on the arbor through various stop mechanisms, such as a built-up section or a collar with a set screw. To prevent the stacked configuration from spinning on the arbor from torque transmission, a key way design utilizing a groove cut along the arbor and a complementary arbor hole notch may be employed. Alternatively, the arbor hole may have a shape that matches and mates with the shape of the arbor.

Disclosed are an additive raw material composition and an additive for superhard material product, a method for preparing the additive, a composite binding agent, a superhard material product, a self-sharpening diamond grinding wheel and a method for manufacturing the same. The raw material composition consisting of components in following mass percentage: Bi2O3 25%40%, B2O3 25%40%, ZnO 5%25%, SiO2 2%10%, Al2O3 2%10%, Na2CO3 1%5%, Li2CO3 1%5%, MgCO3 0%5%, and CaF2 1%5%. The composite binding agent is prepared from the additive and a metal composite binding agent. The self-sharpening diamond grinding wheel prepared from the composite binding agent has high self-sharpness, high strength, and fine texture, is uniformly consumed during the grinding process, does not need to be trimmed during the process of being used, and maintains good grinding force all the time, fundamentally solving the problems of long trimming time and high trimming cost of the diamond grinding wheel.

Methods of making abrasive articles involve adhering shaped abrasive particles to a reinforcing member according to a predetermined pattern and optionally orientation, and depositing a space-filling binder precursor on the reinforcing member and shaped abrasive particles to provide a filled abrasive preform, disposing another reinforcing member onto the filled abrasive preform, and curing the abrasive article precursor to form the abrasive articles. In some aspects, multiple abrasive preforms are stacked on each other. Bonded abrasive wheels preparable according to the methods are also disclosed.

Methods of making abrasive articles involve adhering shaped abrasive particles to a reinforcing member according to a predetermined pattern and optionally orientation, and depositing a space-filling binder precursor on the reinforcing member and shaped abrasive particles to provide a filled abrasive preform, disposing another reinforcing member onto the filled abrasive preform, and curing the abrasive article precursor to form the abrasive articles. In some aspects, multiple abrasive preforms are stacked on each other. Bonded abrasive wheels preparable according to the methods are also disclosed.

A CMP pad conditioner for conditioning a polishing pad. Various embodiments of the disclosure include a plurality of elongated protrusions which work a conditioned surface of a polishing pad at a variety of attack angles as the CMP pad conditioner engages the polishing pad. Because of the elongated geometry of the protrusions, the variety of attack angles will tend to flex the conditioned face of the polishing pad in a multifaceted manner. Such multifaceted manipulation of the conditioned face enhances the cut rate of the conditioner assembly and the removal of debris in the pores of the polishing pad that are residual from the CMP process, to better open the pores of the polishing pad and to better maintain the removal rate in the CMP process.

A CMP pad conditioner for conditioning a polishing pad. Various embodiments of the disclosure include a plurality of elongated protrusions which work a conditioned surface of a polishing pad at a variety of attack angles as the CMP pad conditioner engages the polishing pad. Because of the elongated geometry of the protrusions, the variety of attack angles will tend to flex the conditioned face of the polishing pad in a multifaceted manner. Such multifaceted manipulation of the conditioned face enhances the cut rate of the conditioner assembly and the removal of debris in the pores of the polishing pad that are residual from the CMP process, to better open the pores of the polishing pad and to better maintain the removal rate in the CMP process.