3m Innovative Properties Company

Michael L Teetzel

Robert J DeVoe

Gregg D Dahlke

Robert A Follensbee

Craig A Masmar

Jeffrey S Peterson

Coated abrasive articles comprise a composition comprising binder and at least about 25% by weight graphite particles, based on the total solids content of the composition.

Coated abrasive articles containing graphite

A tearable abrasive article is provided which includes a backing comprising a polymer film having a scrim partially embedded therein and an abrasive coating comprising a plurality of abrasive articles and a binder bonded to at least one side of the backing.

Tearable abrasive article

The present invention provides a composition for use in coated abrasives. The curable composition comprises a mixture of: i) from about 30 to about 60 weight percent of an oligomeric aminoplast resin having on average at least one pendant &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl group per oligomeric unit; ii) from about 70 to about 40 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyamide miscible in said aminoplast resin, the weight percents being based on the total resin content; and iii) a sufficient amount of a catalyst for the curable oligomeric aminoplast resin having on average at least one pendant &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl group per oligomeric unit, said catalyst being stable at a temperature of mixing of the components. The curable composition can either be in the form of a melt-processable solid or a molten mixture. The present invention also provides single and multilayered treated backing substrates used in coated abrasives.

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Hugo, MN, United States of America

Michael L Teetzel