VITRIFIED BONDED ABRASIVE TOOLS

摘要

The present invention provides a vitrified-bonded abrasive tool wherein the abrasive grit portion comprises a thermally sensitive abrasive grain, such as sintered sol gel microcrystalline alpha alumina abrasive grain or superabrasive grain, and wherein the vitrified bond may be matured by firing at a temperature of about 700 to 1,100 DEG C. The invention preferably is carried out with sintered sol gel microcrystalline alpha alumina abrasive grain and a phosphorous oxide-containing, alkaliborosilicate vitrified bond composition. In one embodiment, during firing at about 700 to 1,100 DEG C, the vitrified bond of the invention comprises at least two immiscible, amorphous phases.