Method for reinforcing a grinding wheel, preferably for grinding gears. By means of at least one plastic that is poured in, both a ring lining a bore of the grinding wheel and a reinforcing layer are formed in the grinding wheel pores. The plastic that is poured in preferably consists of a potting compound, used in the raw state, made of a 2-component polyurethane system. In order to produce the reinforcement, the grinding wheel is set rotating, i.e., rotated, and, at the same time, a specific quantity of potting compound is poured into the bore. An increase in the explosion speed during operation of the grinding wheel is thereby made possible.

Embodiments relate to a porous polishing pad for use in a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process of semiconductors and a process for preparing the same. According to the embodiments, the size and distribution of the plurality of pores contained in the porous polishing pad can be adjusted in light of the volume thereof. Thus, the plurality of pores have an apparent volume-weighted average pore diameter in a specific range, thereby providing a porous polishing pad that is excellent in such physical properties as polishing rate and the like.

An abrasive tool includes a support, on which a plurality of abrasive flaps is arranged. The abrasive flaps each have a base and abrasive material, which is attached to the base by means of a binder. To increase the useful life and total material abrasion, the abrasive flaps are reinforced by a cured filling resin. The reinforcement of the abrasive flaps reduces the cyclical deflection thereof around a zero position due to workpiece machining, thereby avoiding increased wear on the abrasive flaps.

Polycrystalline diamond may include a working surface and a peripheral surface extending around an outer periphery of the working surface. The polycrystalline diamond includes a first volume including an interstitial material and a second volume having a leached region that includes boron and titanium. A method of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond element may include positioning a first volume of diamond particles adjacent to a substrate, the first volume of diamond particles including a material that includes a group 13 element, and positioning a second volume of diamond particles adjacent to the first volume of diamond particles such that the first volume of diamond particles is disposed between the second volume of diamond particles and the substrate, the second volume of diamond particles having a lower concentration of material including the group 13 element than the first volume of diamond particles.

A bonded abrasive article can include a body including a bond material, abrasive particles contained within the bond material, and pores contained within the body. At least a portion of the pores of the body can include a coating. In one aspect, the coating can be a poly(p-xylylene) polymer applied via vapor deposition. The coated abrasive body can maintain a high permeability and pore volume after coating, and the coating can provide an increase in flexural strength and corrosion resistance to the abrasive article, thereby greatly enhancing its life time.

A bonded abrasive article can include a body including a bond material, abrasive particles contained within the bond material, and pores contained within the body. At least a portion of the pores of the body can include a coating. In one aspect, the coating can be a poly(p-xylylene) polymer applied via vapor deposition. The coated abrasive body can maintain a high permeability and pore volume after coating, and the coating can provide an increase in flexural strength and corrosion resistance to the abrasive article, thereby greatly enhancing its life time.

Polycrystalline diamond includes a working surface and a peripheral surface extending around an outer periphery of the working surface. The polycrystalline diamond includes a first volume including an interstitial material and a second volume having a leached region that includes boron and titanium. A method of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond element includes positioning a first volume of diamond particles adjacent to a substrate, the first volume of diamond particles including a material that includes a group 13 element, and positioning a second volume of diamond particles adjacent to the first volume of diamond particles such that the first volume of diamond particles is disposed between the second volume of diamond particles and the substrate, the second volume of diamond particles having a lower concentration of material including the group 13 element than the first volume of diamond particles. Various other articles, assemblies, and methods are also disclosed.

An antimicrobial abrasive article comprising a nonwoven substrate material impregnated with a first and second formulation. The first and second formulations have persistent residual antimicrobial effectiveness against one or more microbial organisms. The first and second formulations include one or more antimicrobial agents and abrasive particles uniformly dispersed in a polymer composition. The first and second antimicrobial agents can be the same or different. The polymer compositions can be the same or different.

An abrasive tool includes a support, on which a plurality of abrasive flaps is arranged. The abrasive flaps each have a base and abrasive material, which is attached to the base by means of a binder. To increase the useful life and total material abrasion, the abrasive flaps are reinforced by a cured filling resin. The reinforcement of the abrasive flaps reduces the cyclical deflection thereof around a zero position due to workpiece machining, thereby avoiding increased wear on the abrasive flaps.

Polycrystalline diamond may include a working surface and a peripheral surface extending around an outer periphery of the working surface. The polycrystalline diamond includes a first volume including an interstitial material and a second volume having a leached region that includes boron and titanium. A method of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond element may include positioning a first volume of diamond particles adjacent to a substrate, the first volume of diamond particles including a material that includes a group 13 element, and positioning a second volume of diamond particles adjacent to the first volume of diamond particles such that the first volume of diamond particles is disposed between the second volume of diamond particles and the substrate, the second volume of diamond particles having a lower concentration of material including the group 13 element than the first volume of diamond particles.