Y. Yoshizawa et al., STRENGTH OF SINTERED ALUMINA AT LOW-TEMPE RATURE DUE TO BALL MILL ABRASION POWDER SEEDING, Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai gakujutsu ronbunshi, 106(4), 1998, pp. 444-446
Sinterability of low-temperature calcined alpha-alumina powder and the
bending strength of sintered bodies were investigated, The at-alumina
powder was made hom commercial aluminum hydroxide with seeding of abr
asion powder worn in the wet ball milling. The low-temperature calcine
d cr-alumina powder was very fine and achieved the density of more tha
n 3.8 Mg/m(3) by hot pressing at 1200 degrees C. The microstructure of
the sample sintered at low temperature was composed of very fine equi
axial grains in spite of low purity. The bending strength of this samp
le was more than 800 MPa.