Bonded abrasive article and method of forming
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1. An abrasive article comprising:
- a body comprising abrasive grains contained within a bond material comprising a metal, wherein the body comprises a ratio of VP/VBM of at least about 1.5, wherein VP is a volume percent of particulate material including abrasive grains and fillers within a total volume of the body and VBM is a volume percent of bond material within the total volume of the body, wherein the body comprises greater than 20 vol % porosity and wherein the bond material comprises an average fracture toughness (K1c) of not greater about 4.0 MPa m0.5.
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An abrasive article includes a body having abrasive grains contained within a bond material comprising a metal or metal alloy, wherein the body comprises a ratio of VAG/VBM of at least about 1.3, wherein VAG is the volume percent of abrasive grains within the total volume of the body and VBM is the volume percent of bond material within the total volume of the body.
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1. An abrasive article comprising:
a body comprising abrasive grains contained within a bond material comprising a metal, wherein the body comprises a ratio of VP/VBM of at least about 1.5, wherein VP is a volume percent of particulate material including abrasive grains and fillers within a total volume of the body and VBM is a volume percent of bond material within the total volume of the body, wherein the body comprises greater than 20 vol % porosity and wherein the bond material comprises an average fracture toughness (K1c) of not greater about 4.0 MPa m0.5. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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