Fabrication of Alumina Ceramics Using Transition Alumina Powders.

Accession number;03A0820487
Title;Fabrication of Alumina Ceramics Using Transition Alumina Powders.
Author; YAJIMA YOICHI (Ind. Res. Inst. of Nagano) HIDA MASAHIRO (Shinshu Univ., Fac. Engineering, JPN) TARUTA SEIICHI (Shinshu Univ., Fac. Engineering, JPN) KITAJIMA KUNIO (Shinshu Univ., Fac. Engineering, JPN)
Journal Title;Naganoken Kogyo Shikenjo Kenkyu Hokoku
Journal Code:Y0010A
ISSN:0913-672X
VOL.;NO.23;PAGE.14-19(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.2, REF.11
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Transition alumina powders were prepared from polyhydroxoaluminum (PHA) gels by calcining and then grinding by a planetary ball mill. The PHA gels were transformed into transition aluminas consisted of .GAMMA.- and .CHI.-alumina at 800-950.DEG.C. and partly into a-alumina at 1000.DEG.C.. Using the sample powders thus prepared, alumina ceramics were densified by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The sintered compact obtained by SPS had a higher density of more than 99% of theoretical density. The inclusion of fine a-alumina particles, which were derived from wet grinding abrasion powders with wearing in planetary ball milling, had a significant effect on densification due to the seeding effect, decreasing the .GAMMA.- to a-alumina transformation temperature. (author abst.)