Shaped abrasive particle fractions and method of forming same
First Claim
1. A shaped abrasive particle fraction comprising a body including a bottom surface, an upper surface, and a side surface extending between the bottom surface and the upper surface, wherein the upper surface defines a shovel shape including a concave surface having a tip region including at least one tip corner and at least one rear region defining at least one rear corner, wherein the tip corner has a tip sharpness that is greater than a tip sharpness of the at least one rear corner, wherein the upper surface comprises a first upper edge and a second upper edge, wherein the first upper edge and second upper edge defining a portion of the shovel shape and intersect at the tip region, wherein the rear region defines at least one rear edge, and wherein the rear edge has an edge sharpness less than a sharpness of the first upper edge or second upper edge, and further wherein the at least one rear edge has a more rounded contour in comparison to the fist upper edge and the second upper edge.
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Abstract
A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle including forming a precursor shaped abrasive particle having a body including at least one predetermined stress concentration point and at least one predetermined stress concentration vector and processing the precursor shaped abrasive particle and fracturing the precursor shaped abrasive particle substantially along the predetermined stress concentration vector to form a fractured shaped abrasive particle.
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- 1. A shaped abrasive particle fraction comprising a body including a bottom surface, an upper surface, and a side surface extending between the bottom surface and the upper surface, wherein the upper surface defines a shovel shape including a concave surface having a tip region including at least one tip corner and at least one rear region defining at least one rear corner, wherein the tip corner has a tip sharpness that is greater than a tip sharpness of the at least one rear corner, wherein the upper surface comprises a first upper edge and a second upper edge, wherein the first upper edge and second upper edge defining a portion of the shovel shape and intersect at the tip region, wherein the rear region defines at least one rear edge, and wherein the rear edge has an edge sharpness less than a sharpness of the first upper edge or second upper edge, and further wherein the at least one rear edge has a more rounded contour in comparison to the fist upper edge and the second upper edge.
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