US20150290771A1 - Abrasive article and method for making the same - Google Patents

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US20150290771A1
US20150290771A1 US14/373,654 US201314373654A US2015290771A1 US 20150290771 A1 US20150290771 A1 US 20150290771A1 US 201314373654 A US201314373654 A US 201314373654A US 2015290771 A1 US2015290771 A1 US 2015290771A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to abrasive articles and processes for producing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an abrasive tool which comprises abrasive grains chemically bonded and precisely arranged in accordance with a predetermined pattern. Accordingly, the present invention involves the fields of materials science, mechanical engineering, and physics.
  • Diamond the hardest abrasive currently known, is widely used on saws, drills, and other devices to cut, form, or polish materials such as aluminum, copper, carbide alloy, stone, concrete, asphalt, glass, ceramics, gem stone, semiconductor materials, rubber and resin, while the other super abrasive tool, cubic boron nitride (CBN) tool, is suitable to process steels including common steels and various tough alloy steels.
  • abrasive tools can be categorized into several types, such as metal-bonded (i.e. sintered product of metal mixture powder and abrasive grains), resin-bonded, ceramic-bonded tools (i.e. vitreous bond) and electroplated tools.
  • coated abrasive grains the surface of which is coated with a layer composed of nickel, titanium or copper
  • electrodeposited tools such as dicing blades for cutting wafers into die (WO2012/073854 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,316,559), and wire saws (US2012/0167482, US2012/0017741, WO2011/042931, EP1886753 and JP2005/023877) though the grains are not regularly arranged.
  • abrasive grains are electrodeposited to the core wire by immersing the core wire in a plating bath containing coated abrasive grains.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,250,084 teaches a process using magnetic lines of flux to position and orient abrasive particles having a magnetically conductive coating and then bond them by electroplating, but the coating on the abrasive particles is not chemically bonded to the abrasive.
  • US2011/0308371 describes a method to chemically bond metal coated abrasive particles with a low-melting-point metal layer formed by hot-dipping plating or soldering. The metal layer can be laminated with a high-melting-point metal layer formed by electrolytic or non-electrolytic plating to improve wear resistance.
  • US2012/0167482 provides a method to chemically bond metal coated abrasive particles with a soldering film and a plating layer over the soldering film.
  • the coated particles are not arranged in a regular pattern.
  • coated abrasive grains may be bonded in a predetermined pattern with a plated material, but no metallic bonding can be expected either between the plated matrix material and the non-conductive metal oxide coating (JP2010/076091), or between the plated matrix material and the electrolessly plated coating directly formed on the abrasive surface (U.S. Pat. No. 3,973,925).
  • the present invention provides abrasive articles comprising a plurality of abrasive grains that are precisely arranged in accordance with a predetermined pattern, and are chemically bonded with a matrix material which at least partially comprises a plated material.
  • the abrasive article can be a tool or a segment of a tool, including a CMP conditioner, a core drill bit for construction or exploration, a wire saw bead, a reciprocating tool, a flexible tool, a profiler and a thin bladed tool used in precise cutting.
  • the abrasive grains used in the abrasive articles of present invention are selected from the group consisting of natural or synthetic diamond, polycrystalline diamond, cubic boron nitride, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, fused alumina, sintered alumina, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and combinations thereof
  • the grains are previously coated with a coating layer which is chemically bonded to each grain and functions as a bridge to form chemical bonding between grains and matrix.
  • the matrix material includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of an electroplated material, an electroless plated material, a braze, a solder, a sintered material, an infiltrant, an organic material, and a vitrified material.
  • the matrix can be formed of a series of layers overlying each other, wherein the successive layer has a material that is different than the material of an immediately adjacent layer.
  • the predetermined pattern of abrasive grains in the article defines at least one member selected from the group consisting of grain position, grain orientation, grain size, and grain protrusion height above the working surface.
  • the grains can be arranged in a uniform pattern (e.g. uniform spacing, uniform grain size, uniform protrusion height, and/or uniform orientation), and bonded with a matrix material having uniform composition and properties.
  • a non-uniform pattern may be required.
  • abrasive articles of the present invention can include at least one reinforced area that wears more slowly than other area(s).
  • the reinforced area designed to compensate for uneven wear, may have higher concentration of grains, more abrasive type of grains, higher quality of grains, harder matrix, smaller size of grains, lower protrusion height of grains, less apex-oriented and more face-oriented grains towards the workpiece, or combinations thereof.
  • the present invention also provides a method of making an abrasive article as described above, the method comprising at least the steps of: a) providing a plurality of abrasive grains; b) coating each of the abrasive grains with a coating layer that chemically bonds to each grain; c) arranging the grains on or in the surface of a substrate in accordance with a predetermined pattern; and d) chemically bonding the grains with a matrix material through a bonding process involving plating.
  • the coating step is carried out by a method selected from the group consisting of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), electroless plating, electroplating, sintering, sputtering, brazing, salt bath deposition, thermal pyrosis, a sol-gel process, a fluidized bed process, and a combination thereof.
  • the coating layer on the abrasive grains which may have a layered structure, includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal, an alloy, a metallic composite material, a metal oxide, a metal oxide precursor, and an organometallic coupling agent.
  • Arranging the abrasive grains includes positioning the grains having a specified size at individually specified positions, orienting the grains, and/or controlling the grains protrusion height above the working surface of the final abrasive article.
  • the bonding process for arranged grains can be a plating process such as electroplating and electroless plating.
  • the bonding process can be a multi-step process involving at least one plating step. The plating step involved can be designated to initially bond abrasive grains so that the intended arrangement (e.g. positions/orientation) can be maintained during later step, or be designated to further bond grains that have been initially bonded.
  • the present invention further provides methods of making an abrasive article comprising a plurality of abrasive grains that are precisely arranged in accordance with a predetermined pattern (including a three dimensional pattern), and are chemically bonded with a matrix material, wherein the methods can include brazing, sintering, or infiltration, by which it is difficult to accomplish precise arrangement of grains in a conventional manner.
  • the main feature of the present invention is that by use of previously coated abrasive grains, it provides ways to the desirable combination of chemical bonding and precise arrangement of grains in abrasive products compared to the products where naked grains are randomly placed and/or merely mechanically anchored. As a result, the service life of the expensive abrasive particles can be significantly increased and the cost of making the tools can be minimized by substantially reducing the overall amount of abrasive particles needed in a customized particle pattern while maximizing the efficiency, useful life, and other performance characteristics of the tools compared to a random pattern.
  • FIG.1 shows a schematic sectional view of a product, comprising a single layer of abrasive grains bonded with a matrix material
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic sectional view of a cutting tool, having a thickness as thin as the average diameter of abrasive grains involved;
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic sectional view of a product, comprising a single layer of abrasive grains bonded to a substrate having a plurality of pits;
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic sectional view of a product, comprising a single layer of abrasive grains bonded to protrusions;
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic sectional view of a product, comprising three layers of abrasive grains wherein abrasive grains on the working surface are bonded to protrusions;
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic sectional view of a product, comprising a single layer of abrasive grains bonded to protrusions that are arranged on the surface of larger protrusions;
  • FIG. 7 shows a diagram, describing an embodiment for positioning abrasive grains by using a template
  • FIG. 8 shows a diagram, describing an embodiment for orienting an abrasive grain by using an orienting hole.
  • a single layer of abrasive grains 30 is bonded to a portion of a substrate 80 .
  • a matrix 40 is used to chemically bond the grains 30 in accordance with a predetermined pattern, which defines position, grain size, orientation attitude, and/or protrusion height of the grains.
  • the grains 30 are previously coated with an adhesion-promoting coating layer 32 which acts as a bridge to form a chemical bonding between grains 30 and matrix 40 .
  • “chemical bond” and “chemical bonding” may be used interchangeably, and refer to a molecular bond that exert an attractive force between atoms at an interface.
  • Chemical bonds involved in the present invention typically relate to: metallurgical bond between two or more metals; intermetallic bond between a metallic base and electroplated or electrolessly plated material applied to the base; carbides between diamond particles and their metallic coating; nitrides or borides between cubic boron nitride and its metallic coating; metal oxide between metal and vitreous material; and organometallic coupling agents between metal and organic material.
  • no chemical bond is expected between nonconductive material, e.g. diamond and CBN, and electrolessly plated coating formed on the nonconductive material with no further treatment to enhance the adhesion.
  • FIG. 2 shows a product having a single layer of grains 30 chemically bonded with a matrix 40 in accordance with a predetermined pattern.
  • One of the cross sections of the layer acts as the working surface 100 of the product which is particularly suitable for cutting.
  • the substrate on which the product is formed has been removed.
  • the thickness of the product can be as thin as the average diameter of grains involved, generally (0.05-0.70 mm), or even thinner if thicker metallic coating and/or group placement are accepted for small particles.
  • FIG. 3 shows a single layer of grains 30 chemically bonded with a matrix 40 .
  • the layer is bonded to a substrate 80 which has a plurality of pits 52 (blind holes) in accordance with the predetermined position and grain size pattern of the grains, wherein one grain seats in each pit. In this manner, the layer of grains can be bonded more strongly to the substrate.
  • a plurality of grain layers can be superimposed to form a three dimensional structure (i.e. multi-layer).
  • arrangement of the grains can be controlled in each dimension.
  • each layer needs not have the same concentration and size, nor needs the thickness and matrix material be the same in each layer.
  • two abrasive layers can be laminated with an inner layer having less abrasive grains, less grain concentration, and/or softer matrix material to form a desired wear profile on the cutting/grinding surface during use.
  • layer(s) of grains can also be applied to the other side of a substrate to form a double-sided product where the substrate becomes a hub, and one of the cross sections of the layers acts as the working surface, which is particularly suitable for cutting.
  • working surface of an abrasive article may have geometric protrusions arranged in accordance with a predetermined pattern, and each of the protrusions is sufficient in size enough to accommodate at least one grain.
  • the protrusions may have a flat and even upper surface.
  • the concave portions between protrusions provide paths for swarf to leave the cutting zone and conduct coolant to and from the work piece.
  • the protrusions on a working surface may result from protrusions of the substrate on which the abrasive article is formed, or from removal of the substrate having corresponding concave portions.
  • FIG. 4 shows the working surface 100 of an abrasive article having a single layer of grains 30 chemically bonded to protrusions 44 , rather than to the flat surface 46 of the working surface 100 , ensuring great protrusion height of the grains 30 above the working surface.
  • abrasive particles same or not as the grains 30 can be disposed on the flat surface 46 .
  • FIG. 5 shows the working surface 100 of an abrasive article having three layers 11 , 12 , 13 of grains 30 chemically bonded with a matrix 40 in accordance with a predetermined three dimensional pattern.
  • the grains 30 on the working surface 100 are bonded to protrusions 44 , rather than to the flat surface 46 .
  • the bonding strength of the interface 47 between layers e.g.
  • FIG. 6 shows the working surface of a product comprising a plurality of grains 30 bonded to protrusions 44 , which are accommodated on the surface of larger protrusions 48 .
  • Each of the larger protrusions 48 has a substantially flat upper surface sufficient enough in size to contain at least one smaller protrusion 44 .
  • These larger protrusions 48 are arranged in accordance with a predetermined pattern and are separated by grooves 49 having U or V cross sectional shapes.
  • the product in FIG. 6 has great grain protrusion height and excellent cutting ability which is urgently desired for cutting tools (circular saw, band saw, gang saw, frame saw), core drill bits for construction or exploration, grinding wheel, and wire saw beads in mining industry.
  • the grains in an abrasive article of the present invention can be arranged at individually specified positions in accordance with a predetermined position pattern.
  • the predetermined pattern is a three dimensional pattern.
  • the grains having may also be arranged in accordance with a predetermined grain size pattern. They can also be oriented in accordance with a predetermined orientation pattern.
  • the grains 30 (as shown in FIG. 4 ) on the working surface 100 of the product may be arranged in a direction with a sharp point extending away from of the working surface 100 .
  • the grains can be orientated in three attitudes, respectively exposing an apex, an edge, or a face of the grain towards a workpiece.
  • the grains may also be arranged in accordance with a predetermined pattern of protrusion height above the working surface (e.g. a uniform height or series of heights that are along a designated profile having a slope, multiple slopes, a dome shape or other curved shapes).
  • the grains can be arranged in a uniform pattern (e.g. uniform spacing, uniform grain size, uniform protrusion height, and/or uniform orientation), and are bonded with a matrix material having uniform composition and properties.
  • a substantially uniform pattern can help distribute substantially equal work load to each particle.
  • a uniform protrusion height ensures a smooth finish of the work piece surface.
  • a non-uniform pattern may be required.
  • the grains may be arranged in controlled, random spatial arrays, i.e., the distance between the center-point of adjacent grains may vary from grain to grain within a minimum value to avoid any grain-to-grain surface contact, and a maximum value.
  • vibration periodicity may be avoided since a uniform grid gives rise to a periodicity in vibration arising from the tool movement that, in turn, can cause waviness or periodic grooves on the workpiece or uneven wear of the abrasive tool or of the workpiece.
  • abrasive articles of the present invention can include at least one reinforced area that wears more slowly than other area(s).
  • the reinforced area may have higher concentration of grains, more abrasive type of grains, higher quality of grains, harder matrix, smaller size of grains, lower protrusion height of grains, less apex-oriented and more face-oriented grains towards the workpiece, or combinations thereof.
  • the reinforced area can be designed to compensate for uneven wear. For example, circular saw blades tend to wear faster on the both sides than the center. And the cross section of the saw may become convex in shape with the center bulging above both sides. This configuration typically slows the cutting rate of the saw blade.
  • the protruding profile may also cause the saw blade to deflect sideways in the cut slot.
  • the two sides of the saw need to be reinforced.
  • the central abrasive layer can be designated to be greatly worn away so that an annular depression is formed in the center of the cross section and cuttings generated by cutting are taken in to the annular depression side and removed by the rotation of the cutting blade, thereby preventing the generation of burrs. Similar annular depressions between layers in a multiple layered cutting tool are also desired.
  • exemplary areas needed to be reinforced include: the leading edge of each tooth in a segmented saw which is much more susceptible to wear, the perimeter of a disc-shaped grinding tool which generally spins faster than the center of the disc-shaped tool, the leading edge of the disc on which there is more pressure, and the free end of a honing tool which is in abrading contact with the workpiece surface to a greater extent.
  • the matrix 40 used to bond the grains.
  • the matrix 40 includes a plated material, such as nickel, cobalt, copper, iron, and their alloys, and combinations thereof, wherein the plated material is formed by a plating method including electroplating and electroless plating.
  • the matrix can further include material made by a process rather than plating, such as soldering, brazing, welding, spraying, hot-dipping, sol-gel, electrophoretic deposition, sintering, curing, vitrifying, and infiltration.
  • the non-plated material can be a pure metal such as copper, cobalt, iron, nickel, chromium, titanium, zirconium, tungsten, tin, silver, manganese, zinc or mixtures thereof, and a metal alloy such as copper-nickel, copper-manganese, brass, bronze, nickel-cobalt, nickel-iron, nickel-phosphorus, nickel-manganese, nickel-tungsten, nickel-cobalt-manganese, and a commercially available alloy known by the trade name NICROBRAZ LM (7 wt % chromium, 3.1 wt % boron, 4.5 wt % silicon, 3.0 wt % iron, a maximum of 0.06 wt % carbon, and balance nickel), made by Wall Colmonoy Company (USA).
  • NICROBRAZ LM 7 wt % chromium, 3.1 wt % boron, 4.5 wt % silicon, 3.0 wt % iron
  • Any low-melting point metal e.g. a solder/braze
  • Vitrified bond materials comprising silica, boron oxide, sodium oxide, aluminum oxide and alkali and alkaline earth metals may also be included. Vitreous material is hard, chemically resistant, scratch resistant. Silica-alumina glass is commonly used.
  • Organic materials can be included in the matrix as well, such as a thermosetting material including phenol formaldehyde, acrylic based resin, amino based resins, and epoxy resin, as well as a thermoplastic material including acrylic, polyurethane, polyurethane acrylate, phenol, polyimide, and other materials used in the art.
  • Organometallic coupling agent can be added to improve adhesion between organic matrix and metal coating on grains.
  • the matrix material may be discontinuous, for example in a flexible product wherein the grains are bonded to discrete material to ensure the flexibility.
  • the matrix can be formed of a series of layers overlying each other. For example, one successive layer can have a composition that is different than the composition of an immediately adjacent layer.
  • the matrix can comprise an inner harder layer and an outer softer layer (e.g., nickel/copper, metal/organic, metallic composite/pure metal), wherein the embedment of the harder layer provides a hinge point for the grain while most of the grain is held in the softer binding layer, thus, a ‘brush’ effect can be obtained, leading to a more gentle cutting.
  • an outer vitreous layer can provide chemical and mechanical protections for an inner metallic layer.
  • the matrix particularly in a multiple layered product can contain a plurality of pores to facilitate the chipping and breaking of material from the workpiece, and the passing and holding a liquid coolant, since the grains are chemically bonded and a reduced amount of mechanical support for each particle is acceptable.
  • Such pores may be implemented in a variety of manners. For example, air may be bubbled through a powdered matrix material during the consolidation thereof, particles that disintegrate during the heating step may be used, or the pores may result simply from the consolidation processing procedure, such as sintering. Further, the pores may result from addition to bond components of hollow ceramic spheres, e.g. silica, mullite and alumina.
  • the matrix can include a filler material suitable for enhancing performance properties of the abrasive article.
  • the filler may be in a form of powder, whisker, nanotube, fiber, porous sheet, woven, knitted or embroidered fabric (e.g. a mesh) made of fibers, and combinations thereof.
  • the porous sheet may be a perforated sheet having through-holes or a sheet having pits (blind holes).
  • the filler may be coated with one or more additional material(s), to help retain the filler, for example.
  • the concentration of fillers may be uniform or may vary as desired, to compensate uneven wear in the tool, for example.
  • the filler can be a ceramic powder known to one skilled in the art, including alumina, silica, zirconia, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, titanium carbide, diamond, tungsten carbide including sintered tungsten carbide granules, cubic boron nitride, boron carbide, carbon, or mixtures thereof.
  • Particularly preferred filler materials are those in the form of nano-scale particles.
  • the filler can be solid lubricants, such as graphite, molybdenum sulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene, hexagonal boron nitride.
  • the filler can be fibers or fabric made of fibers, including carbon fibers, boron fibers, graphite fibers, metal fibers (e.g., stainless steel, tungsten, iron, molybdenum, cobalt, or combinations thereof), glass fibers, polymeric fibers (e.g., Kevlar), ceramic fibers (e.g., silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, alumina or silica).
  • fibers including carbon fibers, boron fibers, graphite fibers, metal fibers (e.g., stainless steel, tungsten, iron, molybdenum, cobalt, or combinations thereof), glass fibers, polymeric fibers (e.g., Kevlar), ceramic fibers (e.g., silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, alumina or silica).
  • Any abrasive suitable to grind a particular workpiece may be used. It may be a conventional abrasive, a super abrasive, or a combination thereof.
  • conventional abrasives include aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, mullite, silicon dioxide, zirconia, wurtzite boron nitride, cerium oxide, titanium carbide, tungsten carbide, boron carbide, titanium diboride, silicon nitride, and combinations thereof.
  • Examples of super abrasives include cubic boron nitride (CBN), hexagonal boron nitride, boron suboxide, diamond (natural and/or synthetic), and combinations thereof.
  • the boron nitride and diamond may be polycrystalline or monocrystalline, including crushed polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP).
  • the abrasive grains can also be a composite material (e.g. agglomerate) comprising a plurality of fine grains.
  • the chemical bonding of abrasive grains 30 with the matrix 40 is accomplished by the adhesion-promoting coating 32 chemically bonded to the grains 30 .
  • the coating 32 serves as a bridge to form a chemical bonding between grains 30 and matrix 40 , e.g. grains having metallic coating can get chemical bonding with a metallic matrix material formed through a plating (e.g. electroplating and electroless plating) or fusing (e.g. brazing and sintering) process; grains having a metallic oxide precursor coating with a vitreous matrix, and grains having an inner metallic coating and an outer coating of organometallic coupling agent with a resinous matrix.
  • similar bridge for chemical bonding can be formed between layered matrix, e.g. metallic layer and resinous layer through a coupling agent, metallic layer and vitreous layer through a metallic oxide.
  • the chemically bonded coating on the grains can be made by a number of methods known in the art including, for example, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), sputtering chemical vapor deposition, low temperature CVD, plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition (PVD), PVD sputtering, metal vapor deposition (MVD), sintering, sputtering, brazing, chemical reduction, gaseous vapor deposition, electroless plating, electroplating, salt bath deposition, thermal pyrosis, sol-gel process followed by a reaction heat treatment, a fluidized bed process followed by a sintering process, or any other metal coating means, or a combination thereof.
  • CVD chemical vapor deposition
  • LPCVD low pressure chemical vapor deposition
  • PVD physical vapor deposition
  • PVD PVD sputtering
  • MMD metal vapor deposition
  • sintering sputtering
  • brazing chemical reduction
  • diamond grains having an adhesion promoting coating comprising chromium under the trade designation “MBS-960CR2”, or comprising titanium under the trade designation “MBS-960TI2” are commercially available from General Electric Co. (Worthington Ohio.).
  • the coating layer chemically bonded to the grains is generally formed from a reactive element capable of forming (singly or in combination) carbides, nitrides, borides, carbonitride, or boronitride to the surface of the abrasive material.
  • a reactive element capable of forming (singly or in combination) carbides, nitrides, borides, carbonitride, or boronitride to the surface of the abrasive material.
  • Particular reactive elements may bond more favorably with particular abrasives.
  • Examples of carbide-former for diamond are tungsten, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, molybdenum, hafnium, chromium, vanadium, silicon, aluminum, boron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, and niobium. Chromium is the most preferred since it bonds strongly with diamond.
  • nitride former for CBN examples include Al, B, Cr, Li, Mg, Mo, Mn, Nb, Si, Ta, Ti, V, W, Zr and combinations thereof. Titanium, chromium and zirconium are preferred.
  • the coating layer may also be a metal alloy.
  • diamond can be coated with a Ti—Cr alloy composed of an inner carbide layer enriched in Cr content and an outer layer depleted in Cr content.
  • a tungsten and titanium alloy layer may be deposited directly on diamond by a known method, e.g., by CVD. The tungsten controls and reduces the activity of the titanium while the titanium provides a good bond to the diamond.
  • the alloy layer can comprise a base metal of copper, cobalt, nickel or iron and a combination thereof, and at least one carbide/nitride former.
  • the alloy coating chemically bonded to the grains can be formed by heating a mechanical coating layer having the alloy composition, assisting in the formation of carbide/nitride on the grains surface.
  • the mechanical coating can be formed by electroless plating, electroplating, or by coating of a mixture of metallic powders and a temporary organic binder.
  • the coating on grains can have a layered structure.
  • an oxidation resistant coating e.g. W, Ta, Mo
  • an inner layer e.g. Cr
  • an intermediate layer containing titanium, vanadium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper can be introduced to protect the inner chromium layer against attack by halide containing gas during the CVD deposition of the outer layer of tungsten, or molybdenum.
  • an oxidation resistant layer e.g. Ta
  • an inner layer e.g. titanium and zirconium of CBN.
  • heat treatment is an option.
  • the coating on the grains can also be a composite material containing small hard particulates, such as diamond, cubic boron nitride (CBN), tungsten carbide, titanium carbide, boron carbide, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium boride, tantalum carbide, or mixtures thereof.
  • CBN cubic boron nitride
  • the use of finer particles surrounding a larger particle may allow a larger depth of cut and sharper cutting elements due to controlled exposure of fresh abrasive.
  • the composite coating can have a layered structure with concentration of at least one of the alloying components and hard materials varying from one layer to another. For example, the inner layer is hardest or most abrasion resistant while succeeding layers are generally softer. Such coatings may further increase the retention of the grain. In a variation, concentrations in the coating do not change suddenly so that the weak interface created by a sharper transition between two materials is eliminated.
  • Matrix materials may not wet and thus not bond well with the coating layer on the grains therefore, an outer wetting layer may be added to the coating layer on the grains.
  • the selection of wetting layer materials may thus depend on the compositions of the coating layer and the matrix materials.
  • preferred wetting layer material includes nickel, cobalt, copper, and iron, or alloys of these metals.
  • the wetting layer can be an organometallic coupling agent including titanate, zirconate, silane, aluminum coupling agents or thiolate based compounds or mixture thereof.
  • the wetting layer can be a metal oxide or oxide precursor such as nitrides, carbides, boride, oxynitrides, oxycarbides, carbonitrides or elemental precursor materials.
  • Preferred metals are titanium, nickel, copper, silver, cobalt, molybdenum, and alloys thereof. Titanium dioxide is the most preferred. However, zirconia, alumina, silica or other material which dissolves slowly in alkali glasses can be used. It is possible to provide the metal oxide coating in a number of ways, for example, by applying the metal oxide directly to the grains (e.g. sol-gel technique) or by conversion of elemental metal or other metal oxide precursor during manufacture of the abrasive tool.
  • a layer of a reactive glass or ceramic which is reactive with CBN, preferably forming a boron oxide or silicate may be coated on CBN. Examples of reactive layer are borate glasses, such as Pyrex or Pyrex-like materials.
  • the coating on the grains may include a rough surface which allows for increased surface contacts as well as a mechanical interlock.
  • the rough surface may have protrusions, irregularities or imperfections arranged in various shapes such as chiral, spire-like, helical, spherical, and needle-like.
  • the substrate has an exposed surface to which the grains are to be arranged.
  • the substrate may provide a permanent support for an abrasive article, or a temporary support for fabrication of a stand-free article, or a carrier of the abrasive grains for fabrication of an article, or a transfer for arranging grains onto/into a second substrate to which the grains will be bonded.
  • the substrate may be metallic or non-metallic, substantially flat or contoured, concave or convex, planar or non-planar, flexible or rigid. It can also have multiple faces.
  • the geometric shape can be disk, rim, ring, cylinder and conical shapes, and combinations thereof.
  • the substrate may also be supported by a support member such as plastic, fiberglass, metal, wood, rubber or the like.
  • the substrate may be flexible if the abrasive article is to have flexible properties, such as abrasive belts.
  • a flexible abrasive tool is highly desirable for polishing non-flat pieces, or for fixing to a contoured shaping device such as a router. These flexible tools have been found to engage in freer cutting and fine, precision grinding operations.
  • the substrate surface may have some concave portions which are sunken under the surface.
  • it may includes an elongated groove having a cross-section such as a semi-circle, a semi-oval, a U-shape, a V-shape, or a rectangular shape; a pit (a blind hole) such as a semi-sphere, a semi-ellipsoid, an inverse cone, a rectangular pole, a cylinder, a truncated cone or pyramid, a bowl or the like; a space between projected portions; and furthermore a through hole passing through the opposing side and having various shape of cross-sections (e.g. a perforated sheet).
  • a cross-section such as a semi-circle, a semi-oval, a U-shape, a V-shape, or a rectangular shape
  • a pit a blind hole
  • a through hole passing through the opposing side and having various shape of cross-sections e.g.
  • FIG. 3 shows some pits 52 designed to enhance the bonding strength between matrix 40 and substrate 80 .
  • Pits in a substrate can also lead to the great protrusion of grains ( FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ) since the pits will translate into the protrusions after removal of the substrate from the resultant bonding layer.
  • the pits can also be designed to position/orient the grains as described later.
  • groove e.g. having U or V cross-sectional shapes
  • the grooves may all have same width and/or depth, or alternatively a groove having a greater width and/or depth can be formed at an interval of a certain number of grooves on the crossed-strip pattern as a region dividing groove.
  • the protrusions formed on at least one side of a substrate may have a rectangular or cylindrical shape and a flat and even upper surface which is sufficient enough in size to accommodate at least one abrasive grain.
  • the upper surfaces of the geometrical protrusions can have a plurality of smaller geometrical protrusions formed by a pair of diagonally-crossed or a number of crossed-strips of grooves having U or V cross-sectional shapes. The presence of the smaller protrusions accommodating at least one grain will more effectively drain the residues.
  • All of these concave portions can be formed through various methods including mechanical processing such as digging, cutting, scoring, grinding, machining, stamping, rolling, knurling, compressing, drilling, laser assisted machining, water jet cutting, ion beam milling, and shot peening, etc. They may also be formed by chemical and/or electrolytical etching, e.g. using well know photochemical etching techniques, such as those used in semiconductor processing. Alternatively, the concave portions can be formed by a molding process. A multi-step process may be required.
  • the substrate may include at least one platable surface to facilitate deposition of metal ions during a plating process.
  • the platable substrate can be made of any conductive material including iron, aluminum, tin, lead, copper, carbon, graphite, their alloys (e.g. steel, stainless steel, bronze, and brass), composites, and metal filled plastic.
  • the platable substrate can be a surface metalized material, e.g. a resinous sheet, in particular made by various molding methods.
  • the metallization can be accomplished by attaching a metal foil, depositing a metal film through electroless plating, vapor deposition, painting, spraying (e.g. arc spraying and plasma spraying), sputtering, and electroplating, or by coating an electrically conductive adhesive (e.g.
  • Flexible platable substrate may be a fiber/resin (e.g. epoxy, polyester phenolic resin, phenol formaldehyde resin) laminate such as that supplied by Westinghouse and GE, which is used for printed circuit board applications, or a copper clad, fiber free resin system such as that supplied under the trademark Kapton (by DuPont), which is used for flexible printed circuits.
  • the flexible substrate may include perforated or expanded metallic sheets, metallic mesh having flattened portions at the intersections of the wraps and woofs, or woven or non-woven fabric (e.g. a mesh) comprising conductive fibers (e.g. W, stainless steel, boron, carbon, graphite), or insulating fibers (polymer, glass or ceramic) at least partially coated with a conductive material.
  • the platable fabric can also be made of nonconductive fibers interlacked with conductive fibers.
  • Electrically insulating fabric including woven and non-woven fabrics of cotton, nylon, polyester, wool, silk, rayon, Terylene, Kevlar, silica, glass, and ceramic (e.g. BN, SiC, B4C, Al2O3), can also be used if measures are taken to allow metal to deposit thereon (to be described later).
  • a particularly suitable fabric is made of polyarmid yarn, such as p-poly (phenylene) terephthalamide yarn, which is supplied under the trademark Kevlar.
  • Preferred insulating fabrics comprise screen printing cloths, particularly monofilament polyester one-over-one weave screen printing cloths.
  • flexible substrate is usually in the form of woven fabric (e.g.
  • a nonwoven fabric can be used for fine grinding operations, since the randomly arranged fabric is very difficult to tear into pieces.
  • two or even more fabric layers, preferably including at least one non-woven layer can be stacked together without special attention to their mutual positioning or orientation.
  • the fabric can be coated with a copolyester elastomeric resin.
  • the platable substrate can be partially covered with an insulating material.
  • an insulating mask having a plurality of openings can be applied to the substrate surface.
  • the no plating area resulting from the insulating coverage can also lead to the fabrication of gaps, slits or pores in serrated, segmented or porous tools to allow water to be delivered to the cutting face.
  • the no plating areas can be designed to decrease the amount of materials to be cut.
  • use of insulating material can provide a way to mass production of abrasive tools or segments for tools, which are formed on the same substrate, but separated by an insulating material.
  • the insulating material can be formed of a rubber material or a resin material such as acrylic resins, alkyd resins, epoxy resins, phenoxy resins, phenolic/latex resins, or mixtures thereof.
  • grains can be arranged on or in the substrate surface.
  • the substrate surface Prior to arranging grains, the substrate surface may be prepared by grinding and/or finishing through mechanical and/or chemical or elctrolytical processing, or sometimes by sand-blasting with abrasive material to depolish the glossy surface to achieve mechanical interlocking by creating microscopic cavities.
  • adhesion can be enhanced by applying a thin layer, e.g. through electroplating, to the substrate to avoid direct contact of grains with the substrate.
  • the substrate may be treated (e.g. passivated) to prevent a strong adhesion, and facilitate subsequent removal of the grain layer from the substrate.
  • a chemically soluble substrate or a soft deformable substrate may also help the removal.
  • an anti-static material can be coated over the grains to prevent them from sticking together through static forces.
  • the grains can be uniformly scattered by an automatic vibration feeder, which uses vibrational forces to help counteract electrostatic attractions between grains.
  • a vibration feeder can use a variety of a vibrational sieve meshes which can also control the size of the grains to be scattered. More than one layer of sieves can be used.
  • Arranging the grains on/in a substrate in accordance with a predetermined pattern can includes positioning the grains having a specified size at individually specified positions, orienting the grains, and/or controlling the grains protrusion height above the working surface of the final abrasive article.
  • the arrangement may be accomplished by a variety of methods, all of which would be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.
  • positioning grains can be accomplished by using a template having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the predetermined position and grain size pattern of the grains.
  • One side of the template is positioned against the surface of a substrate, and grains can be spread over the other side.
  • the grains in the apertures can contact the substrate surface so that they can be secured thereto. The remaining unsecured grains can then be removed. Uncut regions of the template may correspond to open channels on the resultant tool between abrasive parcels.
  • the template can be laminated with a substrate (e.g. a fabric), for example, by adhesive or by heat and press.
  • the template apertures could be designed to have a diameter in the range of 1-2 times average particle sizes so that only one grain will fit in each.
  • the diameter of the apertures may be 1.75 to 2.5 times of the diameter of the grains to accommodate a group of grains having an average number of 2 to 8.
  • thicker coat on the grains and/or group placement may be helpful for the convenience of making the apertures.
  • multiple size apertures can be designated to accommodate differing size grains in the same tool in which case the larger grains would be applied first followed by the smaller grains.
  • the thickness of the template ranges from 0 to 2 times the average diameter of grains to ensure that only a single layer of grains is located in apertures and grains superimposed upon the grains located in apertures could be easily moved away from the apertures.
  • the height from bottom of the pits 52 to the upper surface of the template 60 may range from 0 to 2 times the average diameter of grains 30 .
  • the template may remain in place until the located grains are permanently bonded, or may be removed after the grains are temporarily affixed. In order to remove the template easily, the template may be temporarily attached to the substrate by a magnetic force, or with an adhesive which could be mechanically stripped or chemically dissolved.
  • the template material is chemically soluble (e.g., water soluble), or burnable.
  • the template material can be organic, ceramic or metallic, such as a masking tape, a silk screening material, a painted material, a stainless steel sheet, and a disposable material such as plastic film and fiberboard sheet.
  • the template may be electrically and/or magnetically conductive, or at least one surface of the template is electrically conductive. Alternatively, the template may be a conductive sheet covered with an insulating material.
  • the template can be flexible which permits it to conform to a curved surface and to be rolled up for storage or for deployment in an endless belt configuration.
  • the template apertures could be formed before or after the template is in place, in various ways including mechanical and/or chemical or electrochemical mechanisms, such as stamping, molding, digging, cutting, rolling, knurling, compressing, drilling, cutting by laser or electron beam, chemical etching, electrolytical etching, photoetching, screen printing, and combinations thereof.
  • the template can be applied to a substrate surface by coating with a layer of a photopolymer and exposing the photopolymer to a radiation (e.g. ultra violet light) through a negative having images correspondent to an aperture pattern.
  • the coating is then developed, preferably by treatment with an alkali, such as sodium hydroxide.
  • the photopolymer can be a dry film photopolymer, such as a dry film photopolymer supplied under the name Riston by Dupont, or a liquid film resist supplied by Kodak, GAF, Dynachem, Dupont, or Fuji film.
  • the template may be applied by silk screening, in which case the template may be made of resin based or oil based ink.
  • the printing method is inexpensive and easy to operate. However, the employment for a finer grain size (e.g. less than #120) is not recommendable, since the print becomes often loose and a pattern is apt to be unclear.
  • openings-including blind holes (e.g. pits/indentations) and through holes (e.g. perforations)-in a substrate corresponding to the position and grain size patterns of grains can be used to position grains in the similar manner as the template apertures do.
  • Abrasive grains positioned in the openings can get affixed by deforming the openings of the substrate.
  • the positioning of the grains may also be carried out by drawing a vacuum (suction) through a rigid plate having a plurality of perforations which are arranged to correspond with the desired grains pattern.
  • the size of each perforation e.g.
  • 3 ⁇ 4 of the particle size is such that when the plate is brought near a source of the grains, the vacuum draws the grains against the plate, and only one grain is held over each perforation. Once the grains are securely held by the vacuum, the plate is positioned over the substrate surface, and then the vacuum level is adjusted so that the grains drop onto the adhesive coated substrate surface.
  • One alternate of the plate perforation is hollow cylinders such as tubes or needles, with the cylinder ends arranged in a predetermined pattern.
  • a robotic arm may be used to pick an array of grains, with a single grain held at each point of the array.
  • Positioning the grains in a predetermined pattern may also be carried out by placing an array of adhesive droplets on the substrate surface and then centering an abrasive grain on each droplet.
  • the droplets can be sized, e.g. 30-70 the average size of the abrasive grains, to accommodate no more than a single grain on each adhesive droplet. This method is advantageously suitable for arranging small particles (e.g., less than 90 microns in size).
  • the adhesive droplets may be formed by a screen printing method, a micro-dosing system such as Microdrop.RTM available from Microdrop GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany, or a jet printer with the jetting cartridge containing an adhesive.
  • the jetting adhesive can be a two part adhesive (i.e.
  • An array of needles or needle type members may be configured for depositing an array of adhesive droplets to a substrate.
  • the needles are hollow and can contain an adhesive material within the needles.
  • the array of needles need not be hollow, but may be dipped into an adhesive source.
  • the adhesive can adhere to the needles until the adhesive is dabbed or stamped onto the surface of the substrate.
  • the adhesive source can resemble a sponge or pad that is capable of retaining fluids, similar to an ink pad.
  • the adhesive droplets can also be transferred from a transfer to which the droplets are initially placed. Further the adhesive droplets can be formed by spraying or pouring after the substrate is masked by a stencil having openings. Alternatively, the droplets may be formed by first applying an adhesive coating to the entire surface of the substrate and then followed by one method among: a) covering the surface with a masking tape having holes.
  • the masking tape may be removed by mechanically peeling or chemically dissolving, if necessary, once the grains are secured; b) removing adhesive on the upper surface of the coated substrate which has an array of indentations/pits, leaving adhesive droplets on the surface of indentations/pits; c) removing unwanted portions of the coating by moving a tool containing flattened tip members (like a flat head screwdriver) twice, perpendicular to each other, leaving an equally-spaced, predetermined grid pattern in accordance with the tip width and the distance between the tip members; d) removing unwanted adhesive by laser or electron beam.
  • a tool containing flattened tip members like a flat head screwdriver
  • Orienting grains can be accomplished by various methods, for example, by a magnetic force which will orient the grains according to their crystallographic structure, or by pits or indentations in the substrate, having a shape of a pyramid or a cone (truncated or not) with an opening angle (e.g. 90-12 degree).
  • An abrasive grain may fully seat in a pit having a 120 degree opening angle, and may not fully seat in a pit which has an opening angle of 90 degree, due to the steepness of this angle.
  • the width of the pits should be large enough to allow the grain to come to rest along one or both sides of the pit, or in direct contact with the periphery of the pit. If the bottom of the pit is flat, the width at the bottom should not be great enough to allow a flat face of the grain to come to rest at the bottom of the pits.
  • orienting a grain can be accomplished by an orienting hole configured to selectively hold one of the apex, edge, or face of a grain.
  • Orienting holes can be formed of a micro sieve, such as nylon.
  • the orienting hole can be attached to, or be formed integrally at one end of a positioning hole and/or a positioning aperture in a template.
  • FIG. 8 shows an example of such an orienting hole 56 of an orienting sheet 90 , which is smaller than the average apex size of the grain 30 .
  • the grain 30 positioned by a positioning hole 54 of a substrate 80 , is forced to be suspended at the upper edge of the orienting hole 56 , with the sharp portion of the grain 30 directing downward.
  • the diameter of the positioning hole 54 continuously increases, like a bowl, for example.
  • a magnetic force and/or a vibrational force meaning to oscillate back and forth, up and down, or from side to side, intermittently or continuously in a rapid movement, may also be useful.
  • grains may be picked up and positioned with a surface containing numerous flared holes providing suction.
  • the holes can be configured to orient the grains into selected attitudes though a mechanical matching process.
  • a gas flow through the gap between the abrasive grain and the hole may assist in the orientation of the grains.
  • Properly arranged grains may be temporarily affixed so that the arrangement (e.g. position/orientation) can be maintained.
  • the affixing can be accomplished by an adhesive, a force of magnetism, electrostatic, friction, gravity, and the like, or by a combination thereof.
  • they can be affixed by an adhesive coated on the substrate prior to placing the positioning template.
  • the adhesive can be a water-based adhesive.
  • the adhesive may contain conductive powders such as silver or copper to facilitate electrodeposition, or may contain fusible powders of metal, resin, glass, or ceramic so that the grains will be bonded through subsequent firing.
  • the arranged grains may be affixed by pressing them into the substrate.
  • This pressing method is preferably suitable for affixing grains in templated positions to a soft surface, e.g., a fusible sheet, a pliable sheet comprising fusible powders of metal, resin, glass, or ceramic, or a mesh-like or perforated sheet.
  • a template having a thickness preferably 1 ⁇ 3 to 2 ⁇ 3 of the average height of the grains is laid on the top of a soft sheet, and a layer of grains is then spread over the template so that each aperture receives a grain. Those particles not falling into the apertures in the template are removed.
  • a press e.g. a steel plate
  • the grains are pressed at least partially into the sheet.
  • the press may be used again to press the grains firmly into the sheet, if necessary.
  • grains arranged on a porous substrate e.g. a mesh
  • the press typically is a strong, rigid material, softer materials may provide a benefit.
  • a press constructed from a hard rubber may conform slightly to the shape of the grains, and thus more effectively push smaller as well as larger grains through the soft sheet to a rigid support to which the soft sheet is attached.
  • Arranging grains on/in a substrate can also be accomplished by transferring grains to the substrate.
  • the grains are initially arranged on/in the surface of a transfer and temporarily affixed to the transfer, by adhesive (continuous or discontinuous), for example.
  • adhesive continuous or discontinuous
  • Above-recited methods for arranging and affixing grains to a substrate can be followed.
  • the transfer can be a flat plate or roll, or a deformable sheet.
  • the transfer can be configured to orient grains, for example, by forming orienting pits/ holes in the transfer surface, e.g. a woven fabric or a perforated sheet.
  • the transfer can be made of a metal, a ceramic, a plastic, and combinations thereof. Transparent plastic is preferred such that the transfer of grains can be easily monitored.
  • a flexible transfer may be required for storage convenience or for a curved or more complex shaped substrate.
  • a magnetic force can help grains to get contact with the substrate surface when transferring coated grains to a substrate.
  • the transfer may be removed once the transferred grains get affixed to the substrate.
  • the affixing of grains to the substrate can be accomplished by an adhesive, a force of magnetism, electrostatic, friction, gravity, and the like, or by a combination thereof.
  • the grains can get affixed by being pressed into the substrate; or by an adhesive more strongly adhesive than the adhesive on the transfer.
  • the removal of the transfer may be conducted by a mechanical mean (e.g. peeling), or by a chemical mean when the transfer material or the adhesive on the transfer is chemically soluble (e.g., water soluble).
  • insulating adhesive used to affix grains to the transfer can be designated to remain on the tips of grains after removal of the transfer, providing an effective mean to prevent metal deposition on the tips of the grains during subsequent plating.
  • Similar prevention of metal deposition can be accomplished by the use of a porous insulating transfer (e.g. a mesh, a woven fabric, or a perforated sheet/tape). The pores allow passage of metal ions therethrough and deposition of metal onto the substrate while the transfer remains on the substrate.
  • the insulating transfer can be a continuous material without pores if the substrate has pores to provide such passage.
  • Arranging grains can also include controlling protrusion height of the grains above the working surface of the final product.
  • a uniform height or series of heights that are along a designated profile can be accomplished by a number of methods, for example, by pressing the grains arranged on a substrate with a rigid plate or a contoured or otherwise shaped surface, or by transferring grains affixed to a transfer having a flat, or a contoured or otherwise shaped surface.
  • the transfer surface has a shape that is inverse to a vertical pattern to be imparted to the abrasive particles. As such, the shape of the transfer surface can be adapted to suit many applications for abrasive tools.
  • the transfer surface can be substantially flat, concave, or convex, or it can include both convex and concave portions.
  • the concave shape of the transfer surface can have a slope of about 1/1000, or concavity of about 1/1000.
  • the grains can get chemically bonded with a matrix material through a bonding process which involves plating technique.
  • the bonding process can be an essentially pure plating process (not involving a non-plating bonding process), if the grains are arranged to a platable substrate, loose or temporarily affixed.
  • plating methods such as electroplating, electroless plating, electroforming, jet electroplating, brush electroplating, and the like.
  • Fillers can be introduced, if necessary, into the matrix material by adding them to the plating solution.
  • a cleaning process is conducted to promote adhesion of the plated layer, prior to a plating process.
  • the cleaning operation may include plasma cleaning, ultrasonic water rinsing, acid dipping, solvent degreasing, emulsion degreasing, electrolytic degreasing, alkaline cleaning, electrolytic cleaning, etc.
  • the plating should be conducted in a manner that deposition on tip portions of the coated grains is limited.
  • Such limitation can be accomplished by a number of methods including use of a pulse reverse electroplating, short time application of reverse currents or mechanical abrasions between two periods of plating, use of insulating material (e.g. adhesive) positioned above tips of grains, as well as addition of a leveling agent to the electrolyte.
  • the leveling agent is preferentially absorbed to a high current section (e.g. tip portion of grains) and acts as a resistance to the growth rate of deposit material.
  • Electroplating is the most common plating method used to bond grains. Though direct current is commonly used, pulse current (e.g. square-wave pulse current with complete current cutoff during intervals between the pulses) or pulse reverse current (e.g. square-wave pulse current with reverse pulses during intervals between positive pulses) can also be used, since they may lead to better surface finishing and higher hardness, wear resistance and toughness. Other methods to improve the properties or growth rate of the deposit material can be used, such as stirring or oscillating the solution by ultrasonic, electromagnetic, or mechanical vibrating, and using additives to the solution such as rare earth elements, metal ions-containing organic or inorganic acid, etc. Compared to electroplating, electroless plating (i.e.
  • a thin electroplating layer may be formed on a chemically plated material in order to prevent the generation of cracks or fissures in the chemically plated material that is hardened by a heat treatment.
  • an electrically insulating fabric can also get metallic deposit and grains attaching thereto through a plating process without surface metallization of the fabric.
  • an insulating mesh can be laid on top of grains sufficiently embedded in a growing layer on a conductive substrate. After the mesh has been penetrated, the mesh mounted with grains is removed from the conductive substrate.
  • a homogeneous grain height is achieved.
  • a nylon mesh can be laid under tension on a smooth electrically conductive surface for deposition of metal into the mesh openings.
  • the conductive surface may be the surface of a cylinder about which the mesh is wrapped or it may be an endless band of stainless steel or other electrically-conductive metal.
  • the conductive surface or the nylon mesh should be covered with an insulating mask having a plurality of openings corresponding to the discrete deposits.
  • the electrically conductive surface is an endless band the deposition of metal on the mesh material may be a continuous process. Specifically, a roll of the mesh material is laid on the band at one end of an operative run of the band and, as the band is moved through the electrolyte towards the end of said run, the metal deposition takes place with the grains disposed on the mesh surface. As a result, the grains can gradually get embedded in the growing layer which is adhered to the mesh. When the band reaches the end of its run, the mesh material is stripped off the band. Thus the band is able to be passed continuously through the electrolyte bath and a continuous length of the mesh material is applied with the plated metal and grains during its passage.
  • arranging grains on the mesh can be accomplished by a transferring method.
  • the bonding process for arranged grains can be a multi-step process that involves at least one plating step.
  • the plating can be designated to initially affix the grains so that the intended arrangement (e.g. positions/orientation) can be maintained during the process for further bonding the grains, which may include soldering, brazing, welding, thermal spraying, spraying forming, laser cladding, hot dipping, sol-gel, electrophoretic deposition, vitrifying, curing, and combinations thereof.
  • a second plating can also be used to further bond the affixed grains.
  • the bond precursor can be applied to the substrate (mounted with grains through plating) by spraying, showering, dipping, die coating, brushing and the like.
  • the curing methods can be any one known in the art.
  • bond precursor is generally available as rod, ribbon, powder, paste, cream, sheet, foil, slurry, dough, metal clay, deformable cake, wire and preforms.
  • a precursor sheet can be a rolled continuous amorphous alloy with a homogenous alloy composition and a sufficiently low melting point, such as amorphous brazing alloy foil (MBF) manufactured by Honeywell having the NICROBRAZ LM composition.
  • a slurry, dough, paste, metal clay, or a deformable cake can be formed from a mixture of metal powder (or pre-alloyed powder) with a suitable binder (typically burnable organic) and a solvent (e.g. water) by a number of methods such as blending, stirring, tumbling, milling, tape casting, roll milling, extruding, rolling, and others.
  • the mixture may also comprise additives such as an organic plasticizer, a filler for the matrix material, a wetting agent (e.g. menhaden oil, phosphate ester) to prevent the powder from agglomeration, and an oxygen scavenger (e.g. aluminum, calcium, magnesium, and zirconium) to reduce oxidation.
  • the bond precursor can be pre-placed at the desired location or applied during the heating cycle.
  • slurry can be applied to the substrate (mounted with grains through plating) by brushing, spraying, doctoring or dipping, paste can be coated with the aid of a turning machine, and sheet can be attached by adhesive, friction, magnetic force, or the like.
  • heating methods including a soldering iron, a soldering gun, a hot-air pencil, a bath of molten salt (typically NaCl, KCl and other compounds), torches powered by butane, oxyacetylene, propane, a MAPP, acetylene, or propylene, a laser beam, infrared lamp, infrared beam, electron beam, induction heating by high-frequency AC current, resistance heating by passing an electric current through the precursor, blanket, furnace/oven (e.g. batch type, continuous, retort with controlled atmosphere and vacuum), arc, and plasma transferred arc.
  • molten salt typically NaCl, KCl and other compounds
  • Flux may be required to prevent oxidation, and it can also be designated to act as a wetting agent and a chemical cleaning agent. Flux may be applied in any number of forms including flux paste, liquid, powder or pre-made pastes that combine flux with metal powder, or by using rods with a coating of flux, or a flux core.
  • feedstock (bond precursor) of metals, alloys, ceramics, glasses, plastics and composites in powder or wire form
  • electrical plasma or arc
  • chemical means combustion flame
  • flame spraying flame spraying, wire arc spraying, plasma spraying, detonation spraying, warm spraying, cold spraying, plasma transferred wire arc thermal spraying and high velocity oxy-fuel coating spraying.
  • Combination of spraying techniques can also be used, for example, flame spraying and plasma spraying may be combined to form a metallurgical bond between deposit and substrate.
  • molten metal exiting a furnace as a thin free-falling stream is broken up into droplets by an annular array of gas jets, and these droplets accelerated by the gas jets are deposited onto the substrate whilst in a semi-solid condition.
  • a powdered or wire feedstock material metal, ceramic, or polymer
  • the substrate is submerged into a molten metal bath, and thus coated with the metal (e.g.
  • Uniform coating can be applied onto flat or cylindrical substrates, preferably by spin coating.
  • a sol-gel process can also be used, wherein a colloidal solution (sol) of metal oxides can be deposited on the substrate to form a film (e.g., by dip coating or spin coating).
  • the ‘sol’ can gradually evolve towards the formation of a gel-like diphasic system. Then a drying process is needed to remove the liquid solvent, followed by a thermal treatment (firing process) to favor further polycondensation and enhance mechanical properties and structural stability.
  • the sol-gel approach is a cheap and low-temperature technique for glass/ceramic coating.
  • colloidal particles including polymers, glass, ceramics and metals suspended in a liquid medium are deposited onto the substrate attached to an electrode (cathode or anode, depending on the charge the particles carry).
  • an electrode cathode or anode, depending on the charge the particles carry.
  • a baking allows the coating to become smooth and continuous. If an ultrafilter is used, all of the rinsed off materials can be returned to the coating vessel, reducing the amount of waste discharged into the environment.
  • organic solvents may be used to avoid the electrolysis of water.
  • vitreous enamel is made by fusing powdered glass and then hardening to a smooth, durable coating on the substrate.
  • Frit is typically an alkali borosilicate chemistry, containing smelted-in transition metal oxides such as cobalt, nickel, copper, manganese, and iron that facilitate adhesion to the substrate.
  • Various other additives well known in the art may be added to the vitreous bond, and methods to apply it to a substrate are well known in the art. For example, liquid glazes (slurry) can be applied by dipping, pouring, brushing, painting and spraying.
  • the plating in a multi-step bonding process for arranged grains may also be designated to initially affix grains to a first substrate which can act as a carrier of grains to form an abrasive article.
  • a carrier substrate with its both sides mounted with grains may be advantageous.
  • a porous carrier substrate having a plurality of openings with the grains arranged on the surface of the substrate or in the openings of the substrate, may be preferred. Grains can be retained within the openings by forcing them into the openings smaller than the grains, or by deforming the openings once grains are placed into openings larger than the grains.
  • the porous carrier can be made of metals, metal alloys, plastics, rubber, graphite, and fiber or powder of metal alloy, glass, ceramic and cemented carbides.
  • the porous carrier may be formed of non-woven fabric, woven fabric (e.g. mesh), or wires otherwise fastened together, as by welding or soldering. Further, the porous carrier may take the form of expanded material, punched, perforated or drilled material, extruded material.
  • the openings do not necessarily extend completely through the carrier, but may comprise pits that are open only at their tops.
  • the grains/carrier assembly with the grains temporarily affixed to the carrier substrate can be used to form an abrasive article in several ways.
  • the assembly preferably flexible
  • second plating same or not as the initial plating.
  • two pieces of the grains/carrier assembly can be attached to each side of a second substrate and a further bonding process completes the production of a cutting tool with the second substrate acting as its hub/core.
  • a refractory carrier substrate having high melting point
  • a refractory carrier substrate such as glass, ceramic, metal, carbon, graphite, silica, stainless steel, cobalt, zirconium, titanium, boron, BN, alumina, silicon carbon, tungsten and the like, combined with a refractory affixing material, e.g. produced by the initial plating (e.g. alloys of Ni, Co, W), may be required.
  • the plating in a multi-step bonding process for arranged grains can also be designated to further bond grains that have been initially affixed through a non-plating process such as brazing, soldering, welding, spraying, sintering, hot dipping, gluing, and laser cladding.
  • grains can be bonded through a combined process of initial brazing and subsequent plating.
  • a grains/carrier assembly where grains are initially affixed to a carrier substrate through brazing can be attached to a platable substrate, followed by subsequent plating.
  • a brazed grain/carrier assembly can be strengthened by subsequently plating a refractory material (e.g. Ni, Co, tungsten alloys) thereon when used to make a two/three dimensional product by the methods described above.
  • a refractory material e.g. Ni, Co, tungsten alloys
  • Brazing technique used to bond abrasive grains by fusing a brazing material is well known in the art.
  • Brazing material can exist in mechanical/chemical coating on the grains, or in adhesive used to temporarily affix the grains when arranged.
  • a braze sheet made of metal e.g. an amorphous sheet
  • metal powder and temporary binder can be first attached to the substrate and then arranging grains on the sheet, followed by pressing the grains in if necessary.
  • grains can be first arranged and temporarily affixed on/into a braze sheet, prior to attaching them to the substrate.
  • braze slurry made of metal powder can be applied by a number of methods including spraying, dipping, and the like, to the substrate where the grains are temporarily affixed (e.g. by adhesive).
  • a reactive element in the brazing material of the present invention is not necessarily required, and heating can be conducted in air and can be localized since the grains are protected by their coatings.
  • a reactive braze e.g. containing Ti
  • reactive metal e.g. titanium
  • the intermetallics can adhere braze very strongly to the metal substrate. This adhesion makes stripping of braze from worn out tools more difficult.
  • the ability to recover used cores increasingly affects tool production cost, particularly with respect to large tools for the construction industry, such as large diameter grinding wheels for ferrite.
  • Advantages of present combined process of brazing and plating over a single brazing process include: a thick braze layer is no longer required since a thick layer may facilitate flow of the brazed material at high temperature and lead to shifting of the intended positions/orientations of the grains; the subsequent plating in the combined process makes it possible for defective sites on the surface of brazing metal layer to be mended. For example, the unfilled parts of the surface and the gaps between grains and the brazing metals can be filled.
  • Advantages of present combined process over a single plating process include: a stronger adhesion between matrix and grains; a stronger adhesion between substrate and grain bottom where metal ions are difficult to be deposited during electroplating because of the close contact.
  • multi-step processes involving at least one plating step may also be used to bond the arranged grains.
  • an electrolytic plating of a high-melting-point metal layer e.g. Ni or Cu alloys
  • a low-melting-point metal layer e.g. Sn-based or Zn-based alloys
  • a relatively thin (e.g. 0.02-2 micro meter) layer of high-melting-point metal is effective to improve the wear resistance of the low melting point metal.
  • a multi-layer product can be formed.
  • Layers can be substantially alike, but of course may differ in type, concentration and size of grains, as well as type and size of carrier substrate, and also type and composition of matrix material. By varying these factors, one can control the rate and profile of wear.
  • the layers can be consolidated together by brazing, sintering, infiltration, sol-gel process, plating, hot pressing, gluing, and combinations thereof
  • a number of grains/carrier assembly can be combined with powders of metal, amorphous metal, plastic, glass, or ceramic, to form a two/three dimensional green body which can be consolidated by sintering.
  • a grains/carrier assembly and matrix powder can be combined to form a sheet through pressing, rolling, tape casting, laminating the assembly with a soft easily deformable flexible material (SEDF) comprising matrix powder, or the like, and then a number of such sheets can be stacked to form a three-dimensional green body.
  • SEDF soft easily deformable flexible material
  • Pressing e.g., axially within a mold or die, or substantially isostatically within a mold or container
  • pressure can be released several times for letting gas generated from the sheets out of the mold.
  • a wholly sintered abrasive tool is made by putting a steel core together into the mold and then sintering it.
  • the green body may be machined or otherwise shaped to form features such as blades, fluid courses, internal longitudinal bores, cutting element pockets, etc., prior to sintering/infiltration.
  • the green body (with or without machining) may be partially sintered to be machined or otherwise shaped prior to final sintering/infiltration.
  • the sintering process may be conducted by a number of methods known to one of ordinary skill in the art, such as conventional sintering in a furnace, spark plasma sintering, microwave sintering, solid state or liquid phase sintering, high-temperature, high-pressure press (HTHP) process, the Rapid Omnidirectional Compaction (ROC) process, the CERACON® process, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), or adaptations of such processes.
  • High-speed sintering involves passing high electrical current in a manner that most of the energy serves for densification of the compact.
  • Infiltration can also be used to consolidate the three dimensional green body.
  • An infiltrating material in a form of particle, chunk, preformed disc or foil may be placed on top of the green body.
  • an infiltrating material may be contained in or laminated with the individual sheet in the green body. The green body is then heated sufficiently to melt the infiltrant and allow it to flow into the spaces between grains and therefore, the grains get bonded.
  • pressure applied to the molten material and an atmosphere having a reduced oxygen partial pressure may facilitate the infiltration process.
  • Coarse grains and shorter infiltration path may also assist in infiltration.
  • infiltrants are copper based alloys such as Cu—Mn, Cu—Mn—Ni, and Cu—Si, and cobalt, tin, nickel, iron, or aluminum based alloys such as Ni—Si, Al—Si, and NICROBRAZ LM (Ni—Cr—B—Si—Fe) alloys manufactured by Wall Colmonoy Company (U.S.A.).
  • copper based alloys such as Cu—Mn, Cu—Mn—Ni, and Cu—Si
  • cobalt, tin, nickel, iron, or aluminum based alloys such as Ni—Si, Al—Si, and NICROBRAZ LM (Ni—Cr—B—Si—Fe) alloys manufactured by Wall Colmonoy Company (U.S.A.).
  • a number of the grains/carrier assemblies can be first structured to form a three dimensional skeleton, and then fill it with precursor sol, preferably within a mold, and subsequent drying and firing will form a bond for the grains.
  • precursor sol preferably within a mold
  • Other infiltrant can also be used such as liquid organic material and molten metal.
  • both conventional sintering and infiltration methods find it difficult to maintain the intended grains arrangement (positions/orientation) in a green body during heating process because of flow of the molten material and density difference between grains and molten material (leading to grain floating, for example).
  • a bonding process for arranged grains can not necessarily involves a plating process.
  • the process can comprise first temporarily affixing the grains to a porous substrate by a method such as soldering, brazing, welding, spraying, plasma spraying, laser cladding, hot dipping, sol-gel, electrophoretic deposition, vitrifying, gluing, a force of magnetism, forcing the abrasive grains into the porous substrate, deforming the openings of the substrate, and combinations thereof.
  • metal/glass/resin powder or the like is placed into each opening of a mesh carrier, surrounding the grains. The powder can be sintered/vitrified/cured to secure the grains in place.
  • the abrasive grains temporarily affixed to the porous substrate can be used as a grains/carrier assembly to produce an abrasive article by methods the above recited, during which the abrasive grains substantially remain affixed to the porous substrate.
  • abrasive grains are substantially precisely located as desired.
  • a portion of the matrix material may be removed to better expose the cutting edges of the grains.
  • the removal may be accomplished by any known method including chemical etching, electrolytic processing (e.g. electro-polishing), sand blasting, dressing with a conventional grinder or with free particles of an abrasive, lapping wherein protruded tips of grains are cut by using a diamond abrasive.
  • the produced tool can be edged, finished, speed-tested or balanced.
  • the product may be finished using conventional techniques (e.g. grinding and OD/ID finishing) to ensure that size and shape are within desired tolerances, and double-side lapping to insure that the exterior surface flatness and thickness are within desired tolerances.
  • the lateral movement of the nodules and their tendencies to chip off can be dramatically reduced by filling the interstices between the nodules, with a resin (e.g. polyurethane), or a filled resin (i.e. a resin filled with silicon carbide powder).
  • a resin e.g. polyurethane
  • a filled resin i.e. a resin filled with silicon carbide powder
  • heat treatment can serve to provide a stronger bond, to harden and toughen the matrix and relax stresses.
  • a relatively thin layer of a friction reducing or lubricating material can be added over the top of the bond material.
  • a friction reducing or lubricating material can be added over the top of the bond material.
  • a very thin layer of chromium or chromium-containing cobalt alloy is electrolytically deposited on a plated diamond cutting disc used to dice siliceous materials such as quartz, sapphire, garnet, alumina and glass.
  • adherence of the siliceous debris to the cutting disc can be markedly decreased, leading to increased quality of the finished work product and overall service life of the tool.
  • the friction reducing material can be a composite material comprising polytetrafluoroethylene, molybdenum disulfide, mica, graphite and fluorocarbon resins.
  • the composite material is a nickel/phosphorous alloy material having micron-sized Teflon particles.
  • a thin coating of anti-corrosive material may be used to protect the grains and the matrix, and reduce their susceptibility to chemical attack from the chemicals of the abrasive slurry, especially those slurries containing acids.
  • the anti-corrosive layer is comprised of at least about 90-95% diamond, diamond-like-carbon or CBN, produced by a physical vapor deposition (PVD) method such as cathodic arc method.
  • PVD physical vapor deposition
  • the substrate to which the grains are arranged can be removed following the bonding process, and the exposed surface can function as the working surface of the abrasive article. In this manner, the substrate effectively serves as a mold.
  • the removable substrate may be made from any soft, deformable material with a relatively uniform thickness, such as rubbers, plastics, waxes, graphite, clays, tapes, foils, metals, powders, resinous material, moldering material, and combinations thereof.
  • the substrate may be a rolled sheet comprising a metal or other powder and a binder.
  • the removal of the temporary substrate can be conducted by peeling, grinding, sandblasting, scraping, rubbing, abrasion, chemical and/or electrolytical dissolution, etc.
  • the substrate material can be selected (e.g., graphite, aluminum, stainless steel, chemically soluble material and low melting point material) or treated (e.g. passivated) to facilitate the removal of the substrate.
  • the substrate surface may be previously treated with a release material, for example conductive adhesive or automobile wax applied to a platable substrate.
  • grains can be sufficiently exposed without further processing after removing the substrate in which the grains are partially embedded, for example, by pressing.
  • the removable substrate is first coated with a thin zinc layer, and then copper and grains are plated followed by nickel plating, grains can be exposed following the removal of the substrate and copper layer.
  • substantially uniform protrusion height of grains over the working surface can be accomplished simply by arranging the grain tips in a co-planar manner, e.g., on a rigid, flat surface of a removable substrate.
  • the removable substrate may be designed to improve the grains orientation.
  • forming a plurality of orienting pits/holes may help to align the abrasive grains such that the tips of individual grain will protrude from the final working surface.
  • pressing grains onto a very smooth substrate may help to align grains with their flat surface parallel to the substrate.
  • projections on a removable substrate can serve as a mold to make concave portions (e.g. dimple, ditch or groove) on the final product surface.
  • An example of such projections is an electrically insulating cyanoacrylate gel instant glue formed on a platable substrate by using a delivery device such as commercially available device commonly known as a dispenser which has a cylindrical or tubular nozzle that can be manually operated or controlled by numerical control.
  • concave portions on a removable substrate can be translated into protrusions on the final working surface (see FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 , and FIG. 6 ).
  • a backing may be coupled to the final abrasive article.
  • a metal abrading disc which is sufficiently thin may be attached to an outer rigid backing and an intermediate elastomeric backing that functions to absorb energy and dampen standing waves thereby providing a cleaner straight line cut and minimizing chipping of the work piece.
  • a flexible abrasive article can be utilized in various forms, simply by cutting into desired shapes, such as strips for abrading belts, rectangles for hand laps, discs, annular shapes etc.
  • a flexible article is usually bonded to a backing.
  • the backing can be rigid like a metal or plastics plate, or it can be flexible like cloth, paper, film, foils, fabrics, screens, perforated sheets, non-wovens or vulcanized fiber.
  • a flexible backing may be in the form of belt, disc, sheet, pad, roll, ribbon or other shape used, e.g., for coated abrasive (sand paper) tools.
  • the backing may be of a material having suitable heat conductive properties to avoid high temperature developed during use, such as copper, or heat conductive material may be integrated in the backing, for example in the form of copper powder, shredded copper or copper strings.
  • a heat conductive material e.g. graphite
  • the coupling may be facilitated by roughing the contact surfaces between the backing and the abrasive article, for example, by grains blasting or mechanical abrading.
  • primers such as 3M 901 Silane Primer, Loctite SIP (self-indicating primer), Bostick 9253 primer, and Ciba Geigy DZ81 acid etch primer can be employed to enhance the bond.
  • the coupling can be accomplished by means of an appropriate fixative (e.g., conventional brazing, soldering, laser welding, sintering, hot pressing, electroplating, gluing or cementing).
  • a sheet carrying grains may be embedded in a backing by extrusion or by pressing the sheet into the backing, i.e. by vulcanization.
  • a sheet may be coated or sprayed with permanent substrate material or a sheet can be dipped into molten backing material or simply adhered to the backing with solvent or adhesive.
  • Organic adhesive can be used, including pressure sensitive adhesives, hot-melt adhesive (e.g. polyester), and two-part, cross-linkable adhesive (e.g. polyurethane, epoxy resin, and phenol resin).
  • Epoxy-acrylate resins provide improved bonding between metal and backing.
  • Some additives can be selected from inorganic compounds including silicon carbide, boron carbide, alumina, selenium oxide and so on, and metallic powders including copper powders, iron powders and so on.
  • a metallic adhesive can be used to withstand much higher loads and increase water resistance, heat resistance and solvent resistance.
  • the metallic adhesive can be a metal solder such as alloys of tin and lead. Vapor heating or vapor phase reflow solder heating can be used to minimize any potential degradation of the backing, such as vapor bath formed using a perfluoroalkyl tertiary monoamine liquid (e.g., Fluorinert FC-70 commercially available from the 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn).
  • the metallic adhesive can also be a brazing metal or alloy. Brazing paste alloys are particularly suitable. Examples of brazing metals include copper, iron, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and their alloys.
  • a laser can be used to melt and combine the metal of a segment and a steel substrate creating a stronger weld, which can hold the segment even in high temperatures.
  • an integrate multi-layer product e.g. grinding stone and cutting segments
  • a stainless steel disc 120D-0.65T that is about 120 mm in diameter and about 0.65 mm in thickness is partially covered by an electrically non-conductive template having a plurality of apertures distributed in a lattice pattern.
  • the template covers a generally circular area on a central portion of the disc of about 100 mm in diameter, leaving a width of about 10 mm around the perimeter of the disc.
  • the perimeter area is covered by an insulating material to prevent deposition.
  • the aperture separation measuring from the approximate center points of adjacent apertures is about 800 microns with each aperture about 400 microns in diameter.
  • Nickel coated diamond particles with an average size of 300 microns are then dispersed into the apertures so that each aperture accommodates only a single grain.
  • the excess diamond grains are discarded by brushing, titling, vibrating, shaking, etc.
  • the located diamond grains are bonded to the steel substrate by an electroplating process.
  • a 99.99% electrolytic nickel sheet contained in a titanium mesh basket is used as the soluble anode.
  • the electrolytic solution is prepared by the following constituents: nickel sulfate (300 g/l), nickel chloride (40 g/l), boric acid (40 g/l), saccharin (1.0 g/l), sodium laurel sulfate (0.05 g/l), cobalt sulfate (10 g/l) and 1,4 butynediol (0.7 g/l).
  • the diamond particles eventually become surrounded by and embedded in the nickel layer.
  • the thickness of the electroplated coating is controlled by the current density and electroplating time.
  • the depth of the layer may be from about 1 ⁇ 3 to 2 ⁇ 3 of the average diameter of the diamond grains.
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 is followed, except the diamond grains used in the present example are naked (with no metallic coating) and magnetically sensitive as a result of containing inclusions of catalysts such as nickel, cobalt, iron, manganese, or like. These grains are normally excluded in fabrication of electroplated diamond tools because they lead to the formation of nodules around diamond grains, over-plating of the grains, and pores in plated material between grains. Individual placement of the grains in the present invention successfully prevents the formation of such pores which are detrimental to the abrasive retention.
  • catalysts such as nickel, cobalt, iron, manganese, or like.
  • a substrate metal having a shape and a dimension of 240D-20T is prepared from stainless steel (SUS304) by working using a lathe. Then, the substrate surface is covered by an electrically non-conductive template, and the other part is masked with an insulation tape.
  • the template has apertures in grid pattern with aperture diameter of 200 microns and aperture separation of 400 microns.
  • the substrate is then treated for degreasing with an alkali and dipped into a pretreatment fluid containing 240 g/liter of nickel chloride and 100 g/liter of hydrochloric acid. The dipped substrate is set to an anode and electrolytically etched under a current density of 10 A/dm.sup.2 at an ordinary temperature for 2 minutes.
  • the substrate is set to a cathode, and strike plating is conducted for 3 minutes.
  • the treated substrate is plated in a plating bath of nickel sulfamate under a current density of 1 A/dm.sup.2 for 15 minutes to form a thin plating underlayer.
  • the purpose of the early plating before placing grains is to avoid direct contact of diamond grains with the steel base and increase adhesion of the coating layer with the steel. More importantly, a longer period of early plating before placing the grains makes it possible for the grains to stand on a base above the working surface of the resultant tool, leading to a better cutting ability of the tool.
  • diamond grains having an average diameter of 149 microns are placed on the substrate surface.
  • the diamond is coated with 0.5 micron of titanium and then with nickel, followed by heat treated at 700 degree Celsius for 30 minutes to increase bonding strength.
  • the obtained combination is electroplated by using a plating bath of nickel sulfamate containing additives for adjusting the plating stress and the hardness under a current density of 0.5 A/dm.sup.2 to affix the diamond abrasive to the substrate metal.
  • the template is removed, and consequently, the diamond grains form a grid pattern on the substrate with an inter-diamond pitch of 400 microns.
  • Diamond grains having an average size of about 65 microns are coated with multiple layers to form an exterior of about 120 microns.
  • the coated diamond grains are positioned with a template on a 45D-0.1T flat stainless sheet attached to a plastic plate.
  • a template On the template, 5 concentric circles having diameters increasing at a pitch of 0.5 mm from 44 mm to 42 mm are drawn and straight lines are drawn through the center of the circle at an angle between the adjacent lines of 1.5 degree. Apertures of 200 microns in diameter are arranged at intersections of the circles and the straight lines. Other portion of the stainless sheet is covered by an insulating material.
  • the template is removed leaving diamond particles on the substrate in the pattern dictated by the template. Then, electroplating continues.
  • the final product is a cutting disc with a thickness of 0.07 mm and a diameter of 45 mm.
  • a stainless steel sheet having a thickness of 150 microns is covered with a template having a diameter of 120 mm.
  • a square grid having a distance between grid lines of 600 microns is assumed to be formed and apertures having a diameter of 300 microns are formed at the intersections of the grid lines.
  • pits are formed in areas of the substrate corresponding to the apertures.
  • the pits have a shape of a bowl in which the diameter continuously increased from the bottom to the upper face of the substrate sheet.
  • the steel substrate is dipped into a plating bath for an early plating.
  • coated diamond grains having an average diameter of 200 microns are placed in the apertures in a manner such that one grain is placed in each aperture and seat in the corresponding pits.
  • the template is removed.
  • the sheet having the abrasive grains is dipped into another plating bath of nickel sulfamate so that a plating layer having a thickness of about 250 microns is formed.
  • the steel sheet having the plated layer is taken out of the plating bath. Then the sheet is peeled and newly exposed surface will be the working surface of the final tool.
  • a CMP conditioner comprising diamond grains greatly protruded is completed.
  • This example relates to making products having non-planar shape of working surface, for say profile grinding wheels, cylindrical grinding wheels, reamers, and wire saw beads. First, arranging and affixing grains on a planar first substrate of thin sheet by a first plating, then attaching the substrate sheet mounted with the stuck grains to a second substrate with a desired shape before a second plating to permanently bond the grains.
  • the present invention provides ways to the desirable combination of chemical bonding and precise placement of grains in abrasive products, in particular, plated products, compared to the conventional products where naked grains are randomly placed and/or merely mechanically anchored.
  • products of the present invention may have a matrix with a layered structure, e.g. an inner brazed layer and an outer plated layer, an inner plated layer and an outer resinous layer, an inner brazed layer and a medium plated layer and an outer resinous layer.
  • a grains/carrier assembly of the invention mounted with grains can be used to achieve precise positioning of grains in sintered, brazed, infiltrated, vitrified or resinous products, in particular in a three dimensional body (i.e. multi-layered product).
  • the present invention provides ways to reducing thermal damage to the grains (e.g. diamond) during heating (e.g. sintering, brazing, and infiltration), to allowing the use of localized or selective area heating and simple bond material.
  • Localized or selective area heating e.g. laser, infrared, or electron beam heating
  • Localized area heating methods also present the opportunity to create intermittent abrasive coating including precise patterns of bond material and abrasive grains. In such case, unbrazed material can be removed, for example by brushing, shaking or air jetting the wire.
  • This invention may also be applicable to other applications not related to making abrasive tools, for example, hardfacing which may be applied to a new part during production to increase its wear resistance, or may be used to restore a worn-down surface.
  • hardfacing which may be applied to a new part during production to increase its wear resistance, or may be used to restore a worn-down surface.
  • Hardfacing is frequently used to extend the service life of drill bits and other downhole tools used in the oil and gas industry.
  • the present abradable coating technique can be employed in the compressor and turbine sections of gas turbine engines to not only increase the efficiency of the compressor, but to also provide a relatively speedy and inexpensive method for restoring excessively worn turbine engine parts to service.
  • abrasively tipped blades show wear, erosion, and actual breakage at the points where the blade tip surface intersects the leading edge and the trailing edge of the blade. Further, since the weight of abrasive layer imposes stresses on the blade substrate during use, it is highly desirable that the minimum thickness of abrasive layer be applied. Furthermore, since blades are finished to length tolerances of 0.05 mm or less, both the preparation of the substrate and the application of the abrasive layer must be carried out with high precision.
  • the present invention provides a solution by creating an abrasive layer containing a single layer of grains with desirable abrasive retention, controlled abrasive arrangement, uniformly protruded abrasive height and specifically reinforced areas.

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