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US 2019/0337122 A1Published application
Abrasive article and method of use
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorChristopher J. Carter
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Abstract
A coated abrasive article (10) having a backing (12) and an abrasive coat (20) attached to the backing (12), the abrasive coat (20) comprising a cured abrasive slurry containing a plurality of abrasives particles, wherein the abrasive slurry is soluble such that it retains the abrasive particles on the backing (12) when in its solid state, and releases the abrasive particles from the backing (12) during the process of dissolution to a dissolved state.
Claims15
A coated abrasive article having
- a backing and an abrasive coat attached to the backing,
- the abrasive coat comprising a cured abrasive slurry containing a plurality of abrasives particles,
- wherein the abrasive slurry is soluble such that it retains the abrasive particles on the backing when in its solid state, and releases the abrasive particles from the backing during the process of dissolution to a dissolved state.
A method of abrading a work piece, the method including the steps of:
- providing a coated abrasive article having
- a backing and an abrasive coat attached to the backing,
- the abrasive coat comprising a cured abrasive slurry containing a plurality of abrasives particles,
- wherein the abrasive slurry is soluble such that it retains the abrasive particles on the backing when in its solid state, and releases the abrasive particles from the backing during the process of dissolution to a dissolved state.
- the method including the further steps of:
- applying a liquid to the article to dissolve abrasive slurry in order to release the abrasives particles from the backing to form a polishing compound,
- polishing the work piece with the backing and polishing compound.
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