Development of High Strength Alumina Ceramics by Spark Plasma Sintering (Part 2) (Effect of Milling Media Purity on Densification and Strength of Alumina Ceramics)

Accession number;05A0297535
Title;Development of High Strength Alumina Ceramics by Spark Plasma Sintering (Part 2) (Effect of Milling Media Purity on Densification and Strength of Alumina Ceramics)
Author; YAJIMA YOICHI (Ind. Res. Inst. of Nagano) YAMAGUCHI TOMOHIRO (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.24;PAGE.1-7(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.9, TBL.2, REF.23
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Alumina ceramics were densified at sintering temperatures of 1250-1550.DEG.C. by spark plasma sintering (SPS) using transition alumina powder of mixed phases of .GAMMA.- and .CHI.-alumina prepared from polyhydroxoaluminum (PHA) gel. The starting high-purity powder (HP) was obtained by grinding the alumina powder with a planetary ball mill using a high-purity alumina (purity: 99.9%) pot and balls to prevent contamination derived from the abrasion powder worn during the milling. The HP thus obtained realized full densification at sintering temperatures 50-100.DEG.C. lower than those of the corresponding lower-purity powder (LP), which was obtained by grinding with a planetary ball mill using a 93%-pure alumina pot and 99.9%-pure alumina balls. The HP could also provide alumina ceramics with higher bending strengths (approximately 860 MPa) than those obtained using LP. (author abst.)