Abrasives

1	Introduction
2	Grain Types
2.1	Natural Abrasives
2.1.1	Quartz
2.1.2	Garnet
2.1.3	Corundum and Emery
2.1.4	Natural Diamond
2.2	Manufactured Abrasives
2.2.1	Fused Aluminum Oxides
2.2.1.1	Raw Materials
2.2.1.2	Furnace Designs
2.2.1.3	Fused Alumina Types
2.2.2	Fused Zirconia–Aluminas
2.2.3	Sintered Aluminas
2.2.4	Silicon Carbide
2.2.5	Boron Carbide
2.2.6	Diamond
2.2.7	Cubic Boron Nitride (cBN)
3	Grain Sizing and Testing
4	Physical and Chemical Properties
4.1	Hardness
4.2	Friability
4.3	Fracture Strength
4.4	Fracture Toughness
4.5	Resistance to Attrition or Plastic Flow
5	Loose Abrasive Applications
6	Bonded Abrasive Products
6.1	Vitrified Bonds and Vitrified Bonded Abrasive Products
6.1.1	Vitrified Microstructures
6.1.2	Mix Preparation, Forming, and Finishing
6.2	Organic Bonds and Organic Bonded Abrasive Products
6.3	Metal Bonds and Metal-Bonded Abrasive Products
7	Coated Abrasives Products
7.1	Components and Manufacture
7.2	Nonwoven Abrasive Products
8	Economic Aspects and Trends in Abrasive Products Manufacturing
9	Safety
	References

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