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US 12,473,475 B2Granted
Abrasive articles and methods for forming same
AssigneesSaint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Surface Solutions France
InventorsBrahmanandam V. Tanikella, Charles J. Gasdaska, Michael J. Lemberger
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Abstract
A method for forming an abrasive article via an additive manufacturing technique including forming a layer of powder material comprising a precursor bond material and abrasive particles, compacting at least a portion of the layer to form a compacted layer, binding at least a portion of the compacted layer, and repeating the steps of forming, compacting, and binding to form a green body abrasive article.
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A method for forming a batch of abrasive articles via additive manufacturing, comprising:
- forming a plurality of discrete green body abrasive articles in a single forming process within a single build box, wherein the single forming process comprises:
- forming a layer of a powder material including abrasive particles and precursor bond material;
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- compacting the layer of the powder material by at least 1% to not greater than 99% of an average original layer thickness of the layer of the powder material.
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