Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.

Saint-Gobain Abrasifs

Saint-Gobain Surface Solutions France

Shu Yang

Ralph Bauer

Nilanjan Sarangi

Jianna Wang

Brahmanandam V Tanikella

Ying Cai

Yang Zhong

Stefan Vujcic

Mike D Shappell

The present disclosure relates to abrasive buffing articles ('abrasive buffs') and methods of making the same. The abrasive buffs include a substrate, such as a fabric, that has been impregnated with an abrasive polymeric composition that includes abrasive particles, such as primary abrasive particles and/or abrasive aggregates, such as spray dried abrasive aggregates. The abrasive buffs are flexible and capable of conforming to and effectively abrading, polishing, and buffing workpieces possessing a complex geometry.

Abrasive buffing articles

An abrasive article can include a body including a bond material and abrasive particles contained within the bond material. The abrasive particles can include nanocrystalline alumina. The bond material can include an organic material. In an embodiment, the nanocrystalline alumina may have an average crystallite size of not greater than 1.5 microns. In another embodiment, the bond material and the abrasive particles may be mixed and the mixture may cure to form the abrasive article of embodiments herein.

Abrasive articles and methods for forming same

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