TABLE OF CONTENTS by Antonio F. Baldo
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Manufactured abrasives dominate the scene for commercial and industrial use, because of the greater control over their chemical composition and crystal structure, and their greater uniformity in size, hardness, and cutting qualities, as compared with natural abrasives. Technical advances have resulted in abrasive "machining tools" that are economically competitive with many traditional machining methods, and in some cases replace and surpass them in terms of productivity. Fused electrominerals such as silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, alumina zirconia, alumina chromium oxide, and alumina titania zirconia are the most popular conventional manufactured...
