3M Innovative Properties Company

Michelle L Conklin

Stephen M Sanocki

Yu Yang

Ernest L Thurber

Yuyang Liu

Liming Song

Amelia W Koenig

Morgan A Priolo

Junting Li

Yaohua Gao

A coated abrasive article () comprises: a backing () comprising polyester and having a major surface (); a tie layer () directly bound to at least a portion of the major surface (); and an abrasive layer () directly bound to at least a portion of the tie layer (), the abrasive layer () comprising abrasive particles () and at least one binder resin (). The tie layer () comprises an at least partially cured blend of, on a solids basis, from 50 to 99 parts by weight of at least one styrene-butadiene copolymer latex and from 1 to 50 parts by weight of at least one resorcinol-formaldehyde resin. A treated backing () comprising polyester having the preceding tie layer () directly bound thereto is also disclosed.

Treated backing and coated abrasive article including the same

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Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Michelle L Conklin