Granted Patent
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US 12,344,791 · App. 17/112,728 · Granted Jul 1, 2025
Shaped abrasive particles and methods of forming same
Inventors:
Adam J. Stevenson (Rutland, MA); Amin M'Barki (Cavaillon, FR); David F. Louapre (Paris, FR); Doruk O. Yener (Bedford, MA); Jennifer H. Czerepinski (Framingham, MA); Nabil Nahas (Mougins, FR)
Assignee:
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
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Abstract
A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle includes having a body formed by an additive manufacturing process.
Claims (22)
1. An abrasive particle comprising a body having a side surface, wherein at least a portion of the side surface can include a scalloped topography having elongated protrusions extending from the surface for at least a portion of the side surface, wherein the elongated protrusions comprise a length extending parallel to a length of the body, and wherein the abrasive particle exhibits fracturing behavior associated with the scalloped topography during an abrasive operation.
2. The abrasive particle of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a first major surface and a second major surface separated by the side surface.
3. The abrasive particle of claim 2 , wherein the first major surface has a two-dimensional shape selected from the group consisting of regular polygons, irregular polygons, irregular shapes, triangles, quadrilaterals, rectangles, trapezoids, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, octagons, ellipses, Greek alphabet characters, Latin alphabet characters, Russian alphabet characters, and a combination thereof.
4. The abrasive particle of claim 2 , wherein the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a triangular two-dimensional shape.
5. The abrasive particle of claim 2 , wherein the body comprises at least 3 corners.
6. The abrasive particle of claim 2 , wherein the elongated protrusions are located on at least a portion of the side surface between at least 2 corners of the body.
7. The abrasive particle of claim 6 , wherein the elongated protrusions of the scalloped topography intersect at least one edge of the body.
8. The abrasive particle of claim 7 , wherein elongated protrusions intersect the at least one edge of the body to create a non-linear feature along the edge.
9. The abrasive particle of claim 8 , wherein the elongated protrusions intersecting the at least one edge define a serrated edge on the body.
10. The abrasive particle of claim 8 , wherein each of the elongated protrusions comprises a length (l), a width (w), and a height (h), wherein the elongated protrusions can have an average height of at least 0.01 microns and not greater than 500 microns.
11. The abrasive particle of claim 10 , wherein the elongated protrusions have an average height of at least 0.01 microns and not greater than 300 microns.
12. The abrasive particle of claim 11 , wherein the elongated protrusions have an average width (wep) of not greater than 0.9(l), wherein “l” represents the length of the body.
13. The abrasive particle of claim 12 , wherein the elongated protrusions have an average width (wep) of not greater than 0.8(l), wherein “l” represents the length of the body, and further wherein the elongated protrusions comprise an average height (hep) that is not greater than 0.9 (wep).
14. The abrasive particle of claim 6 , wherein the scalloped topography extends over a majority of the side surface between the at least 2 corners of the body.
15. The abrasive particle of claim 14 , wherein the body includes at least 3 corners and the scalloped topography extends over a majority of the entire side surface area of the body between all corners of the body.
16. The abrasive particle of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a polycrystalline material comprising grains consisting of nitrides, oxides, carbides, borides, oxynitrides, diamond, and a combination thereof.
17. The abrasive particle of claim 1 , wherein the body consists essentially of alumina.
18. The abrasive particle of claim 1 , wherein the body is essentially free of a binder.
19. The abrasive particle of claim 1 , wherein the body is coupled to a substrate as part of a fixed abrasive, wherein the fixed abrasive article is selected from the group consisting of a bonded abrasive article, a coated abrasive article, and a combination thereof.
20. The abrasive particle of claim 1 , wherein the body is coupled to a backing as part of a coated abrasive article.
21. The abrasive particle of claim 20 , wherein the abrasive particle is part of a plurality of abrasive particles, and wherein each abrasive particle of the plurality of abrasive particles is arranged in a controlled orientation relative to a backing, the controlled orientation including at least one of a predetermined rotational orientation, a predetermined lateral orientation, and a predetermined longitudinal orientation.
22. The abrasive particle of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises at least one corner comprising a plurality of micro-protrusions extending from the corner.
Continuity (4)
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