Granted Patent
B2
US 12,703,816 · App. 18/775,740 · Granted Aug 11, 2026
Shaped abrasive particles and methods of forming same
Inventors:
Ralph Bauer (Niagara Falls, CA); Martin Barnes (Youngstown, NY); Margaret L. Skowron (Niagara Falls, NY); Rene G. Demers (Niagara Falls, CA)
Assignee:
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
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Abstract
A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle includes applying a mixture into a shaping assembly within an application zone and directing an ejection material at the mixture in the shaping assembly under a predetermined force, removing the mixture from the shaping assembly and forming a precursor shaped abrasive particle.
Claims (18)
1 . A method comprising:
extruding a mixture into an opening in a shaping assembly within an application zone; and
removing the mixture from the opening by applying an external force to the mixture to form a precursor shaped abrasive particle
wherein the external force comprises a pressure of at least about 0.1 N.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises a gel comprising a ceramic material and a liquid.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the gel is a shape-stable material.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the gel comprises a ceramic powder material as an integrated network of discrete particles.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises an amount of a ceramic material of at least about 25 wt % for the total weight of the mixture and not greater than about 80 wt % for the total weight of the mixture.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises not greater than about 30 wt % organic materials for the total weight of the mixture.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises a storage modulus of at least about 1×10 4 Pa.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises a change in weight of less than about 5% for a total weight of the mixture for a duration that the mixture is in the opening of the shaping assembly.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises a change in volume of less than about 5% for a total volume of the mixture for a duration that the mixture is in the opening of the shaping assembly.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an average residence time of the mixture in the opening of the shaping assembly is less than about 18 minutes.
11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the ceramic material comprises an oxide, a nitride, a carbide, a boride, an oxycarbide, an oxynitride, or a combination thereof.
12 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the ceramic material comprises alumina.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises a yield stress of at least about 1.5×10 3 Pa and not greater than about 50×10 3 Pa.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the external force comprises a pressure of at least about 10 kPa and not greater than 10,000 kPa.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises cleaning the shaping assembly.
Continuity (7)
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