Coated abrasive article having diluent particles and shaped abrasive particles

A coated abrasive article comprising:

• (a) a backing having at least one major surface;
• (b) an abrasive coating comprising shaped abrasive particles, diluent particles, and a binder, said binder adhering the shaped abrasive particles and the diluent particles to the at least one major surface of the backing, wherein the abrasive particles comprise
• (i) alpha alumina, and
• (ii) an oxide of yttrium, praseodymium, samarium, ytterbium, neodymium, lanthanum, gadolinium, cerium, dysprosium, erbium, and mixtures thereof;
• and wherein the abrasive particles are rod-shaped and have an aspect ratio of at least one to one.

A coated abrasive article comprising:

• (a) a backing having at least one major surface;
• (b) an abrasive coating comprising shaped abrasive particles, diluent particles, and a binder, said binder adhering the shaped abrasive particles and the diluent particles to the at least one major surface of the backing;
• the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina;
• wherein the shaped abrasive particles are rod-shaped and have an aspect ratio of at least one to one, and wherein the diluent particles are individual abrasive grains.